"Polish Bomber Squadrons Centre - RAF Ingham is a globally unique project to remember and celebrate the remarkable lives of the men and women of the Polish Air Force Bomber Squadrons, flying alongside the RAF during WW2."

In 2023 our fantastic team of local volunteers were awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service. This is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE.

Hanger Door project 'Under Construction' sign

HangAr DOOR DISPLAY

Work is well underway to install parts of the RAF Swinderby hanger doors as a permanent display in the Polish Bomber Squadrons Centre at RAF Ingham.

In July 1941 the exiled Polish Air Force were presented with their new standard by Commander in Chief Polish Armed Forces, General Sikorski in front of No. 2 Hanger at RAF Swinderby. The RAF Ingham Heritage Group secured the doors when the hangar was demolished. The Group’s volunteer team are now installing the doors in the Ingham centre. The Polish Eagle and quadrant insignia which were originally painted on the doors will be reproduced in front of the doors.

Banner showing the logos of the centre's key affiliates

RECENT ACTIVITY

Heritage Project Update

The centre's remembrance garden site prepared ready for planting of the rosegarden.

'The Many', French artist Suhail Shaikh's full sized cardboard model of the front section of a Lancaster bomber.

The recreated interior of the post war resettlement Nissen hut.

REMEMBRANCE GARDEN

Work has now started on our new Remembrance Garden at the front of the Centre. The flagpole for the RAF and PAF ensigns is in place, and pathways are almost finished.

The next phase is planting, followed by the creation and installation of personal remembrance plaques.

ARRIVAL of 'the many'

March 2024 saw the arrival of ‘The Many’ art installation.

This incredible sculpture of the nose section of a Lancaster was created by French artist Suhail Shaikh and was donated to us by ‘The Atkinson’ Museum, Southport.

Bringing Polish Families Nissen Hut to Life

The team have done a great job dressing the Polish Families Nissen Hut to replicate the look of the late 1940s. A few more touches and the Hut will be a home.

RAF INGHAM AT A GLANCE

Royal Air Force Station Ingham was a grass airfield, used mainly by No1 Group, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force and only ever existed during the Second World War. The airfield and those who served from there had almost been forgotten in time...

The airfield lies some 15 miles due-north of the City of Lincoln, England.

The silhouetted, life size sculpture representing the five man crew of a Wellington bomber, again the blue Lincolnshire sky.