Somewhere near Lincoln War Artist Frances Macdonald 43 group Liberators and Halifax repair

What happened to the hangars at Scampton and Waddo when these airfields were closed for runway laying? I can understand at least one at each location being used to store cement bags etc but it seems to me that these resources were too valuable to leave unused during a war. Is there use at these times recorded anywhere? I suppose that strictly speaking these sites were on care and maintenance but accommodation and storage would have been ideal for non-flying units like MU's. And they are geographically "close to Lincoln"

Im wondering if the painting is not based on any airfield at all? Perhaps the artist visited an airfield and then just painted something representative???

I think you may be correct -artists licence? I have emailed the artists daughter to see if she can shed any light on this.The National Archives have digitised the 547 Squadron O.R.B. and it is possible to view online-It seems they were still flying anti-U Boat patrols in June,1945-Probably looking for any rogue U-Boats and their Commanders-"Don't tell him your name Pike!".....

I think you may be correct -artists licence? I have emailed the artists daughter to see if she can shed any light on this.The National Archives have digitised the 547 Squadron O.R.B. and it is possible to view online-It seems they were still flying anti-U Boat patrols in June,1945-Probably looking for any rogue U-Boats and their Commanders-"Don't tell him your name Pike!".....


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I do not vant nasty soggy chips,I van't mine crispy und light brown.......

The last anti U boat patrol was flown by Sunderland Z Zebra of 201 Sqn. At 0001 on 4th June 1945 the commander of the convoy he was escorting told him to cease patrolling and thanked him.

And lets not forget Britain still hasnt signed a peace treaty with Germany!

canberra wrote:

Im wondering if the painting is not based on any airfield at all? Perhaps the artist visited an airfield and then just painted something representative???

Under the guidance of the National Gallery Director Kenneth Clark, The War Artists Advisory Committee (WAAC) was established in 1939. Chaired by Clark and administered by the Government Ministry of Information and The British War Advisory Scheme, the group met monthly to coordinate the project, including selecting the artists, their pay and commissions.

Each artist's primary purpose was to create imagery for propaganda, but it was widely understood that their work was more than just illustrating mass produced posters and pamphlets. By employing so many of the country's most talented artists, the committee were not only allowing the creation of an important and lasting record of the atrocities faced at home and on the front line, but also trying to preserve the lives and talents of the artists themselves for future generations.

By 1945 the collection had amassed more than 5570 works.

I have just found a view of a Waddington taken in 1944,it shows Lancasters being serviced in one of the Hangars.The windows are divided into four divisions wide and four high,very similar to one of the paintings-The Scampton hangar windows are a different configuration.
I have not yet received a reply from the artist's daughter.

www.alamy.com/awm-caption-lincolnshire-e...26flip%3d0%26pl%3der.

I believe the mystery is solved,I think the painting was made at Field Aircraft Services,part of the Civilian Repair Organisation,they specialised in ,amongst others,Liberators and Halifax aircraft,and not a million miles from Lincoln..! PHEW .....