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Published: 9th October 2025
Spitfire Visitor Centre Calls for Polish Town Twinning
The Spitfire Visitor Centre: Hangar 42, located at Blackpool airport, at what was once RAF Squires Gate, is calling for Blackpool to be twinned with a town in Poland. The award-winning visitor attraction breathes life into Blackpool’s World War II past, as well as life in the town that became RAF…
Published: 9th September 2025
Scramble for Blackpool for Battle of Britain Day
85 years on from the Battle of Britain, of which Winston Churchill said, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few,” families have the opportunity to scramble to Blackpool and really understand the world of RAF air crew during the defence of Britain. If they do…
Published: 27th August 2025
Learn the Stories of the Air Crew Who Defended Barrow
Families in Cumbria are being encouraged to connect with the city’s wartime history and the brave men and women who helped defend both Barrow, and their freedom, as we approach the 85th anniversary of Battle of Britain Day on September 15. Around 60-90 minutes’ drive away, they will find the…
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