Birchwood Estate in Lincoln is built on the old RAF Skellingthorpe and a number of it’s roads are RAF bases past and present. Does that count 😀

Blyton Grove and Road,
Binbrook close,
Scampton Avenue,
Faldingworth close,
Goxhill Grove and close,
Kelstern Road,
Wigsley Road,
Leeming Close,
Digby Close,
Harlaxton Close,
Hemswell Ave,
Ludford Drive,
Waltham Close,
Winthorpe Grove,
Hibaldstow Close,
Cottesmore Road,
Kirmington Close,
Finningly Road,
Sturgate Close,
Stenigot Road and Grove,
Graverly Close,
Elvington Road,
Snaith Close,
Boscomb Close,
Cosford Close,
Marham Close,
Mildenhall Drive

And loads more that I had to look up as I didn’t recognise them.

I really hope none of it ends up on ebay I really do.

I’ve only been once but the amount of stuff was amazing.

Didn’t see the walls missing lol 😮 opps 😀

It looks in better shape than it actually is I take it.

Any idea why the farmer won’t sell?

Where would it go in Lincolnshire though?
Conningsby perhaps?
Waddington?
East Kirkby?
A bigger one in the grounds of Lincoln Cathedral?
One of the many ex RAF bases?
The possibilities are endless.

Coningsby could be a good place, it could go in the car park for the BBMF, at least it would get some protection lol 😀

lol yeah they are, it’s the “Lincoln eye” at the moment 😀

Disagree Dean – as a national memorial it should be in the nation’s capitol where due homage can be paid rather where just the locals will see it and veterans might struggle to get to.

Roger Smith.

That’s a good point.
There is already the Lincoln Cathedral one as has been stated, and although at first it shared it’s position with a storage area *rolls eyes* it was clear when I went to see it it.

So those who make the journey up here get to see the cathedral as well as the memorial, plus many of the WWII air fields (at least the ones I know) have their own memorials, the East Kirkby, Fiskerton, Metheringham, Woodhall and Bardney ones are particulally nice.

Actually getting to the Waddington air show, two years ago I was in NYC and missed it, last year I had bad heat stroke and was too ill and this year the day we were going (Sunday) we got as far as the top of canwick road/hill when we heard it was cancled LOL so next year I’m keeping everything crossed that we have better luck 😀

558 is something I can’t wait to see again. I only have vaigue memories of her at a Scampton air show.

We drove past it on Saturday and I was happy to see it all nice and clean.

That does seem to be the area where the local youths hang around, especially at night, most don’t have any respect for things like that, it’s why I was never interested in hanging around with people my own age, they don’t want to hear about the history, they just like the trouble making.

I didn’t think the police hut was opposite;) 😀 , I thought that was an estate agents 😉 lol:D

As a side note, 617 were formed at scampton but were only there for 6 month I believe before spending 3 month at coningsby, then swaping with 619(???) squadron and staying at Woodhall for the rest of the war. As far as I know thats all correct but I’m sure someone will correct me and point and laugh 😀 😀