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Summer Rally - Dambusters Mission, Lincolnshire 2021

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The Summer Rally was based at the Petwood Hotel, Woodham Spa, the wartime base of 617 Squadron the Dambusters
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The Petwood Hotel, Woodhall Spa.
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Cars parked up for "Petwood's Choice Award"
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Bill Rich & Dilys McKinnon-Rich arriving at "The Manor Musical Collection & Cars" in GHJ40, YH793
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Inside the main display of the musical collection
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Parked up at The Musical Collection.
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"Failure to Proceed" on the way to lunch at Stapleford Park Country House Hotel
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Stapleford Park Country House Hotel
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Arriving for Sunday lunch at Stapleford Park Country House Hotel
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Garrow Shand in his Park Ward dh Coupe 49G1, XN 2091 parking up at Stapleford Park for lunch.
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Various options were available on a free day, one being a visit to The Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. A museum and a guided tour of the hangar containing Spitfires, Hurricanes, a Dakota and a Lancaster maintained by the RAF were seen by some.
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Inside the hangar showing a couple of Spitfires.
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A description of the "Grand Slam Bomb" carried by the Lancasters.
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Just how large the Grand Slam Bomb really is.
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Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Museum. "Just Jane" being redied for a Taxy Run
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The tour organiser David O'Connor joined us at the Aviation Heritage Centre in his 20hp.
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Visiting Grimsthorpe Castle for lunch and a guided tour.
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