by Zander | Jan 15, 2022 | News
Saturday started with our volunteers arriving to a thick white layer of frost at Scunthorpe and a bitterly cold day at the office. Once the kettle was boiled and some hot drinks were served to the volunteers, we set to our various areas of work around the museum. By a...
by Zander | Jan 9, 2022 | News
The 9th of January 1941 was the first flight of the Lancaster prototype, BT308 at RAF Ringway, south of Manchester. The prototype, which was a conversion from the unsuccessful, twin-engined Avro Manchester, was unarmed and sported three small vertical fins. Its centre...
by Zander | Dec 24, 2021 | News
As the country plunges itself into festive merriment, fantastic food, meeting family or friends and work for some starts to wind up, it was time for the Fire Museum volunteers to have their last weekend together at Scunthorpe before locking up for the last time in...
by Zander | Dec 11, 2021 | News
The 7th of December 2021 marked the 80th Anniversary of the Japanese Attacks against Pearl Harbor. Whilst the attacks marked one of the biggest failures in the history of US Intelligence, the Japanese commander, Admiral Yamamoto, undoubtedly executed one of the most...
by Zander | Nov 30, 2021 | News
A flight consisting of a Puma and a Chinook took off from RAF Odiham and Benson last week to fly a special route to take in the sights and sounds of the Southern stretches of the UK and the Isle of Wight. The two airframes were specially selected to bear commemorative...
