East Kirkby
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Sitting on the A153 south of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, East Kirkby was a RAF base (code name ' Silksheen') during the Second World War, and the majority of the field is now abandoned, although there are allegedly ghosts associated with the strip, including a man dressed in air crew clothing seen walking along the far side of the strip, and footsteps heard descending the stairs in the derelict control tower.
One corner is now the home of Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, which features one of the only 16 known intact (only 2 are serviceable, and only one can fly) Lancaster bombers in the world, serial number NX611, although the cost of obtaining an air worthiness certificate (currently around £2,000,000) is currently beyond the owner's resources. Still, the Lancaster is regularly taxied out and stood with the four Rolls Royce Merlin XXIV engines running, thrilling the adoring crowds that gather there.
The village itself is scattered along the main road, and features a restored windmill tower, and St Nicholas Church (Church of England (Anglican)).
- Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
- East Kirkby Mill
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