June 2019
Just outside of Lincoln, at Canwick, is the IBCC. A memorial and museum to the Allied Airman from all nations who served in Bomber Command during the Second World War.
Lincolnshire is known as 'Bomber Country' due to the amount of Bomber Command airfields in the county.
RAF Scampton of Dambusters fame is just up the road.
The main sculpture is a spire which is the same height as the wingspan of a Lancaster. The gap in the base is aligned to frame Lincoln Cathedral in the distance, which was often used as a navigation aid by bomber crews heading home.
(The photo of Lincoln Cathedral was taken from the castle which was a lot nearer. ).
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