Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln
Bomber Command Centre Lincoln
Here are a few photographs of Adele's visit to The International Bomber Command Centre in Lincoln.
Lincoln was chosen for the site as it was a central point to all 27 operational bases which earned Lincolnshire the nickname 'Bomber County'
At the Bomber Command Centre is the Memorial Spire, Standing with Giants Art Installation, Peace Gardens and the Walls of Names.
The Spire is 102 feet (31.09m)high, the wingspan of the Avro Lancaster Bomber. The middle photograph was taken looking up the middle of the Spire. Surrounding the Spire are the Peace Gardens and the Walls of Names.
The Walls of Names surround the Spire, remembers almost 58,000 men and women from 60 different countries, who lost their lives serving and supporting Bomber Command during World War II. The walls do not recognise rank or medals awarded, every member was a volunteer and the average age of death was 23.
The Standing with Giants art installation commemorates the Falklands Conflict and the display represents 258 silhouetted life-size figures of those that lost their lives during the 1982 conflict with Argentina.
The view of Lincoln Cathedral from the memorial. The Cathedral provided a landmark for crews both leaving and returning from missions, for those who didn't return, the Cathedral provided their last sight of Britain.
