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Lancaster Bomber Flight Simulator - Newcastle upon Tyne Step inside the cockpit of a full-scale Lancaster Bomber flight simulator in Newcastle — one of the most immersive WW2 bomber experiences in the UK.

Also home to our Supermarine Spitfire flight simulator, giving you an unforgettable WW2 experience.

Ghost Story During the Second World War, Michael Bentine, later famous as a member of The Goon Show, served as an Intell...
30/09/2026

Ghost Story

During the Second World War, Michael Bentine, later famous as a member of The Goon Show, served as an Intelligence Officer at RAF Wickenby in Lincolnshire.

Among the men he knew there was Flight Lieutenant Arthur Walker.

Everyone called him “Pop.”

He was a navigator, 31 years old — which amongst the very young aircrew around him was apparently enough to earn the nickname.

One night Bentine returned to Wickenby after a period of leave.

It was late and he was making his way across the station towards his hut when he saw someone approaching.

It was Pop.

There doesn't seem to have been anything particularly strange about him.

Bentine recognised his friend, called out a greeting and waved.

Pop acknowledged him and continued on towards his own hut.

Bentine carried on too.

It was only the following morning that the encounter became rather more difficult to explain.

Arthur Walker was dead.

He had been killed while Bentine was away.

Walker had gone on an operation to Berlin aboard Lancaster JB715, PH-U of 12 Squadron.

The aircraft left Wickenby on the afternoon of 16 December 1943.

It made it back to Lincolnshire that night, but in low cloud the Lancaster came down near Hainton, west of Louth.

All seven men aboard were killed.

The wartime record still survives.

Pilot Flight Sergeant Hugh Ross, just 23.

Navigator Flight Lieutenant Arthur Walker — “Pop.”

And five more members of the crew who had almost made it home.

But according to Michael Bentine, sometime after Walker's death he had seen him back at Wickenby.

Walking across the station.

Heading towards his hut.

And apparently behaving exactly as he always had.

Bentine later wrote about the experience and maintained that he had recognised Walker clearly.

Perhaps that is what I find most unsettling about this one.

There was no dramatic apparition.

No figure standing at the end of a runway.

No mysterious voice calling through an abandoned building years afterwards.

Just one airman returning to his station, seeing a friend and saying hello.

Only to discover the next morning that his friend couldn't possibly have been there.

RAF Wickenby had opened in 1942 and became home to 12 Squadron, later joined by 626 Squadron. More than a thousand men lost their lives while serving from the station during the war.

Today part of Wickenby remains an active aerodrome and the old Watch Office houses the RAF Wickenby Memorial Collection.

Flight Sim Centre - Newcastle
05/07/2026

Flight Sim Centre - Newcastle

Lancaster throttles coming together.www.flightsimcentre.com Flight Sim Centre - Newcastle Lancaster Bomber Flight Simula...
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Lancaster Bomber Flight Simulator - Newcastle upon Tyne

Tonight marks the anniversary of one of the most daring and iconic operations of the Second World War — the Dambusters R...
16/05/2026

Tonight marks the anniversary of one of the most daring and iconic operations of the Second World War — the Dambusters Raid.

On the night of 16th May 1943, nineteen Avro Lancaster bombers of No. 617 Squadron took off from RAF Scampton under the command of Wing Commander Guy Gibson as part of Operation Chastise. Their mission was to attack key dams deep within Germany’s Ruhr Valley using the now-famous bouncing bomb.

The raid came at enormous cost. Eight aircraft failed to return, and of the 133 aircrew involved, 53 lost their lives, with three captured as prisoners of war. The Mohne and Eder dams were breached during the operation, making the mission one of the most talked-about air operations in history.

Tonight, 83 years later, we remember the courage, skill and sacrifice of those Lancaster crews.

At Flight Simulator Centre Newcastle, we are proud to announce that our brand-new Lancaster Bomber flight simulator is now nearing completion and is due to arrive in around one month’s time. The simulator build is progressing beautifully, and we’re excited to share a few exclusive preview photographs with you below.

This will become one of the most immersive historic aviation experiences anywhere in the UK, giving visitors the opportunity to step into the cockpit of one of the most legendary aircraft ever built.

We look forward to welcoming you aboard very soon.

Lest We Forget.

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