Drone footage captured by Lincolnshire Police has offered an aerial view of a landmark sculpture’s journey from workshop to site.
Two wings of the On Freedom’s Wings Lancaster Bomber sculpture were today (September 6) escorted from Timmins Engineering and Construction Ltd workshop, at Caenby Corner in Market Rasen, to its final destination in Norton Disney.
Each are 14.5m in length, 5.96m in width, 4.8m in height, with a total weight of 48 tonnes.
The On Freedom’s Wings project will see a full-scale sculpture of a Lancaster Bomber erected on the border of Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to mark the historic link that the counties shared with RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War.
Lincolnshire Police escorted lorries carrying the two wings along the A15 and on to the A46 — and in a Facebook post the force stated it was ‘proud as punch’ to play its part.
Footage of the abnormal loads was captured from the skies by the force’s chief drone pilot as the lorries travelled around a roundabout at the Lincolnshire Showground, on the A15, near Lincoln.
The sculptural Lancaster Bomber wings travelling on the A15. Photo: Lincolnshire Police via Facebook
Police added: “Thanks to everyone who showed support and patience while the loads were escorted.
“For anyone wondering, the officers working today would usually be on a day off and there is no cost to the tax payer. They are paid through private funding.”