HOD 2024 – Allies in the Air Exhibition

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024

The exhibition explores the stories of allied airmen who travelled from around the world to serve in the Royal Flying Corps in Lincolnshire during the First World War, and how one in fourteen of all British World War 1 aircraft were built by women in Lincoln.

There is an opportunity to use digital touch screens to explore the personal stories of the RAF personnel who lie in the war and service graves in the church yard, and take part in a War Grave Tour. A tour of the Commonwealth War Graves at Scampton Church by the former head guide at RAF Scampton Heritage Centre who will tell the personal stories of the airmen from RAF Scampton who died serving their country during World War 2.

There is also a children’s workshop. Children will learn about airmen who came from all over the Commonwealth and fought and died during World War 2. They will be allocated a ‘Fallen Friend’ to research by visiting the grave and by using digital touch screens to discover personal stories. They will find out about their aircraft, the job they did, and how they died. The activities will be sensitively debriefed. The workshop is suitable for children from KS2 years 4, 5, 6. The workshop is limited to 20 children. All Scampton Church volunteers running the workshop are DBS checked.

Come as a family and learn about RAF Scampton’s History and Heritage.

Booklet number: 74w – website only

Region: WLDC

Address: Scampton Church and War Graves Heritage Centre, High Street, Scampton. Lincoln, LN1 2SE

Time: Sat 7th – Sun 15th 10.00 – 16.00

Saturday 7th September 2pm to 4pm Children’s ‘Fallen Friend’ workshop. The workshop is limited to 20 children.

Saturday 7th September 2.30pm to 3.30pm War Graves Tour.

Booking required: Booking is not required to visit the Allies in the Air Exhibition however booking is required for the War Graves Tour and children’s ‘Fallen Friend’ workshop. These events can be booked via Eventbrite –

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/heritage-open-days-commonwealth-war-graves-tour-tickets-862955983577?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&_gl=1*1fco0d0*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTAwNTc1MjI4My4xNzIyODY3MDc3*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*MTcyMjg2NzA3Ny4xLjAuMTcyMjg2NzA3Ny4wLjAuMA.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/heritage-open-days-childrens-war-graves-workshop-tickets-862941901457?aff=erelpanelorg&_gl=1*89outg*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTAwNTc1MjI4My4xNzIyODY3MDc3*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*MTcyMjg2NzA3Ny4xLjEuMTcyMjg2NzA4OS4wLjAuMA..

For more events, take a look at our Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days brochure. You can download our digital brochure for free (from June 21st 2024)