See Spitfires and the four-engined Lancaster City of Lincoln at the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitor Centre on 90-minute hangar tours. Bus IC5 (£4.60, one hour, hourly Monday to Saturday) runs here from Lincoln.
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