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 arrived at Scampton from RAF Waddington and equipped with the Vulcan B.2. Together with 27 Squadron and 617 Squadron, who by this time had also taken delivery of the Vulcan B.2., the "Scampton Wing" was formed, the aircraft equipped with the Blue Steel stand-off missile. In April 1964, centralised servicing was introduced at RAF Scampton, meaning aircraft were no longer assigned to individual units but instead were ‘pooled’ and assigned to squadrons on a day-by-day basis. This meant that various Vulcans were flown by all three squadrons of the Scampton Wing, which was now was fully operational with Blue Steel.