RAF Winthorpe Memorial
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September 24th 2000 - Newark Air Museum formally dedicated the RAF Winthorpe Memorial on the 60th Anniversary of the RAF Station. The memorial features part of a propeller hub of a MK 111 Short Stirling, EF186 from No. 1661 HCU, which was then based at RAF Winthorpe. The aircraft crashed out of control at Breeder Hills near Grantham, Lincolnshire on December 4th 1944, after entering cumulus nimbus cloud while practicing recovery from unusual flight altitudes. The Stirling was carrying a crew of nine and there were no survivors.
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Coordinates: 53°5'42"N -0°45'38"E
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