The Yorkshire Air Museum, York, UK, will host its annual “We’ll Meet Again” wartime weekend on May 9 and 10, bringing 1940s-themed displays and activities to the former RAF site at Elvington. The event is expected to include military and civilian reenactors, vintage vehicles, and live entertainment, including a 1940s-style singer. Visitors will also be able to see a range of demonstrations and static displays, with opportunities to take part in some of the themed activities, including dancing and period dress.
The museum’s Handley Page Halifax will also be positioned outside its hangar for the weekend, marking the only time this year the aircraft will be displayed in that setting. Yorkshire Air Museum’s Communications Manager, Jerry Ibbotson, said, “We’ll Meet Again is one of the most popular events in our calendar, when the Museum feels like it’s travelled back in time to the 1940s. To see reenactors dressed as wartime aircrew standing next to our Halifax bomber really evokes the feeling of that period. As well as our organised reenactors, we’d love to see as many of our visitors as possible dress up for the occasion, with some 1940s outfits. The café will be open, but you’re also welcome to bring a picnic and enjoy it in the sunshine as the Yorkshire Air Museum takes you back eighty years. The Museum is currently running an exhibition called ‘Operation Halifax’ which marks 30 years since the official unveiling of the restored Halifax, so it will be great to see her outside in the sunshine (we hope).”
The museum is located on the former RAF Elvington, which operated as a Bomber Command base during WWII. From 1943 until the end of the conflict, Halifax bomber crews flew missions over occupied Europe from the site. Several original buildings remain, including the control tower. The “We’ll Meet Again” weekend is included with no additional charge for visitors. For more information and to support the Yorkshire Air Museum, click on this link: yorkshireairmuseum.org.
