East Kirkby

Runway: 24/06 Grass-590m and Concrete-360m Combined length of 950m (3000ft) Unlicensed
Landing Fee: £10

Strictly PPR - Tel: 01790 763207

Flying into East Kirkby

Please Note: Essential to see Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre website for instructions to pilots wishing to land at East Kirkby’s new grass strip (unlicensed) as it is under the pan handle of RAF Coningsby.

LINCOLNSHIRE AVIATION HERITAGE CENTRE

 

This is a privately owned and run museum and was set up by two farming Brothers, Fred and Harold Panton. It has been built up as a memorial to Bomber Command and primarily as a tribute to their eldest brother Christopher Whitton Panton; who was shot down and killed on a bomber raid over Nuremberg on 30th/31st March 1944.

 

This is the only Airfield Museum in the Country recreated to its original design sited on an original WW2 airfield. Here you get the atmosphere of what it would have been like, and that's what matters to us. The museum owns an Avro Lancaster Bomber NX611 Just Jane, which frequently performs four engined taxi runs (the only place in the world you can see this performed on an original airfield).

 

One of the main features to the museum is the Original Control Tower set up in 1940's style.

 

Opening Times:

Easter - October :- Monday to Saturday, 9.30am till 5.00pm (last admission 4pm)
November to Easter :- Monday to Saturday, 10.00am till 4.00pm (last admission 3pm)
CLOSED ON SUNDAYS

Museum Telephone Number - 01790 763207

Admission:

NORMAL ADMISSION PRICES

Adults - £6.75
Senior Citizens - £5.75
Children (6- 15 yrs) - £2.50
Under 5's - FREE
Please note that these are our normal prices - if we are having special displays such as the Spitfire flying display or fireworks/pyrotechnics display then we have to raise the prices, usually by about £1.50 for adult & Senior Citizens prices.

Please ring the Museum on 01790 763207 to confirm prices for any special events.

ADMISSION FOR BANK HOLIDAY

Adults- £8.00
O.A.P- £7.00
Child (6-15yrs) - £3.00
Under 5- Free

Refreshments:

Refreshments at the NAAFI, offering a great menu of high quality hot and cold foods.

Travel Information:

The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre is located at East Kirkby on the A155 and just off the A16 about 10 miles north of Boston in Lincolnshire.

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Last updated 25/05/09