Local History Cafe: Remembering RAF Skellingthorpe

Join Local Landscapes and Hidden Histories on Friday 4 October at the Grandstand from 6pm for a talk about RAF Skellingthorpe by archivist Dan Ellin.

6pm to 7:30pm.

£3.50pp

The Grandstand, Saxilby Rd, Lincoln, LN1 1SE

Remembering RAF Skellingthorpe as the landscape and living memory forgets

Dan Ellin - Archivist for the International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive hosted by the University of Lincoln

Dan has published articles and chapters on Lack of Moral Fibre and how the bombing war has been remembered.

Veteran interviews, photographs, letters and diaries held by the International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive will be combined to paint a picture of life in and around RAF Skellingthorpe. Dan's talk will remember the men and women who lived, served and flew from the station during the Second World War.

Date: 4th October 2024.

Location: The Grandstand Saxilby Rd, Lincoln, LN1 1SE

Cost: £3.50

Time: 18:00 - 19:30