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Call for a Volunteer - Are you handy and like gardening? Can you spare a few hours a week to keep our memorial garden in 'tiptop' condition for our visitors? Then complete our online application form and join our team https://www.metheringhamairfield.co.uk/volunteering1.html 
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Working as a Volunteer here is so rewarding when you get to meet people like Simon Askew. Simon is the gent who made and flew the 1/4 scale Lancaster seen in the photo. More about its creation in a later article.  Excellent day in the sunshine with around 300 cyclists passing through on the charity ride. Great guys and gals and all very friendly. More photos on the gallery page but this one of the first rider to arrive in the 100 mile option being met by his wife. He was streets ahead of the rest and didn't stop long!!  Today our Visitor Centre volunteers enjoyed a wonderful outing to the excellent on -base, RAF Cranwell Heritage, Ethos & Centre. We discovered amazing information and imagery, learning how this historic and iconic airfield has grown and changed from its very beginnings as an airbase, through two world wars and on to modern day practices. A big thank you to our friendly and knowledgeable guide Ray Holloway who even taught us ‘aviation geeks’ things we didn’t know! A fabulous morning had by all!.  A new sculpture of a Spitfire was erected on Saturday 7th May. Created by Andy Knighton. Spitfires along with Martinets and Hurricanes under the command of Les Munro (Dams fame) flew from Metheringham as 1690 Bomber Defence Training Flight. Their job was to teach Lancaster Pilots how to best evade fighters.
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Our Vision: A world where RAF Metheringham is never forgotten
Our Values: Welcoming - Educational - Respectful - Enthusiastic - Inspirational
Our Mission: To advance the education of the public and provide for the general benefit of the public the preservation and conservation of the buildings, other constructions and related historic artefacts forming part the former Metheringham Airfield as defined in the lease and in connection with 106 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, No. 5 Group Bomber Command, the Royal Air Force and RAF Metheringham and by the exhibition and public display of historic and informative collections relating thereto.
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MAVC accepts no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions in the content of this website. Content is provided on a "best endeavours" basis with no guarantee of completeness, accuracy, usefulness or timeliness. All information and images contained therein are for personal use only and should not be re-published online or in print without the prior approval of MAVC.
Our Values: Welcoming - Educational - Respectful - Enthusiastic - Inspirational
Our Mission: To advance the education of the public and provide for the general benefit of the public the preservation and conservation of the buildings, other constructions and related historic artefacts forming part the former Metheringham Airfield as defined in the lease and in connection with 106 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, No. 5 Group Bomber Command, the Royal Air Force and RAF Metheringham and by the exhibition and public display of historic and informative collections relating thereto.
Copyright: Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre 2025 (Registered Charity No. 1194347)
MAVC accepts no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions in the content of this website. Content is provided on a "best endeavours" basis with no guarantee of completeness, accuracy, usefulness or timeliness. All information and images contained therein are for personal use only and should not be re-published online or in print without the prior approval of MAVC.