Lancaster bomber sculpture site is nearly finished
BBCThe finishing touches are being made to a full-size sculpture of a Lancaster bomber ahead of it opening to the public next month.
The steel structure, called On Freedom's Wings, has been installed next to the A46 in Norton Disney, Lincolnshire.
Work is under way to complete the landscaping at the site, which includes laying thousands of metres of turf.
The Bomber County Gateway Trust said a weekend of events to celebrate its inauguration would take place, starting on Friday 15 May.
Plans for the Bomber County Gateway Memorial, which is near the Nottinghamshire border, were announced in 2018 to mark the centenary of the RAF.
Each wing measures 14.5m (nearly 50ft), and the sculpture is tilted to give the impression that the Lancaster is in flight.
The trust's Charlie White said the final stages of work involved laying 3,000 sq m of turf, which had been donated by a local firm.
He said it would enable visitors to view the sculpture up close and enjoy "the hard work of the last eight years".
Lincolnshire is known as Bomber County due to the large number of military airfields it had during World War Two.
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