THE Memorial Room at RAF Linton-on-Ouse, which commemorates the 2009 personnel from Linton, East Moor and Tholthorpe airfields who were killed serving in the Second World War, will reopen next month.

Wing Commander (Retired) Alan Mawby, curator of the collection, said: “The memorial room gives a fascinating insight into life here during the Second World War and contains hundreds of exhibits, photographs and first-hand accounts from that period.

“It is still regularly visited by veterans of the squadrons based at Linton-on-Ouse during the war, all of whom are in their mid-eighties at least.

“But it will also be of interest to people who lived in the area at the time, as well as younger people who would like to find out a little about what was happening on the many RAF bases in Yorkshire over those critical years.”

Tours of the memorial room run from 2pm on the following Sundays: April 1, May 6, June 10, July 8, August 5, September 9 and October 14.

Members of the public can book a visit to the room, which contains photographs and other memorabilia from the war, by phoning the base on 01347 847660.