RAF Scampton well as Lincolnshire's aviation engineering heritage and the Dambusters Raid. It is hoped the project will secure the future of the base and compliment the proposals to establish an air show at Scampton. It was hoped that the facility would be opened by 2018 in order to mark the centenary of the creation of the Royal Air Force, however that proved to be somewhat ambitious. The council's current idea is to operate the facility in tandem with continued military activity at the base. The remnants of a Roman Villa are situated to the southwest of RAF Scampton. Excavation of the
RAF Scampton in 2017, it was announced that the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust, organisers of the Royal International Air Tattoo have agreed to organise a new event at Scampton. However, the requirements for the upgrading of the base's infrastructure so as to be able to stage such an event meant that no airshow was able to take place until 2017. During the late spring of 2016 preparations continued for the organisation of the event and an official announcement was made at the Station Commander's Reception on 26 May. The dates for the airshow were confirmed on 10 November, been set for