A new visitor attraction is due to open 30th January 2018. The £16 million International Bomber Command Centre project, which serves as a point for recognition, remembrance and reconciliation for those who served, supported or suffered the bombing campai
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9th Jan 1941 – The maiden flight of the RAF Lancaster Bomber
The first prototype Lancaster took to the air for its first flight from Ringway, Manchester. It was to become the work-horse of RAF Bomber Command and the most successful bomber of World War Two. The Lancaster was one of the most dangerous places to be