During the Second World War, Pocklington was home to a squadron of Halifax bombers.
On 29 June 1942, nine bombers took off from Pocklington on a mission over Germany. Three were subsequently shot down.
In 1997, one of the engines from a crashed aircraft was discovered in a peat bog. Some years later, a chap called Peter Grieve managed to acquire the engine, bring it back to the UK and undertake the remarkable task of restoring it to working order.
Today, Peter brought the engine back to Pocklington and ran it once again — 84 years after it last ran here.
An incredible piece of aviation history brought back to life!
Peter has documented the whole story, from recovering the engine to its restoration, in a series of YouTube videos..
When Peter first got the engine, it looked like this…
…but after a bit of fettling it now looks like this!