Planners have thrown out an application to move the grave of Dambusters hero Guy Gibson’s dog. West Lindsey District Council has made the decision to keep the memorial dedicated to Guy Gibson’s dog at RAF Scampton.
In May, the RAF proposed relocating the grave to RAF Marham in King’s Lynn, citing concerns that it may be at risk due to the government’s plans to house up to 2,000 asylum seekers at the former home of the Dambusters, 617 squadron LincolnshireLive reports. Gibson who won the Victoria Cross for leading the raid, called Operation Chastise, famously returned alive from the dangerous attack on German dams in the Second World War. His beloved pet was run over and killed on the morning of the raid - and the news was kept from the squadron as it was feared they might see it as a bad omen. Gibson was himself killed later in the war.
Last night (July 5) the West Lindsey District Council planning committee rejected the proposal unanimously, saying it believed relocating the grave of the black Labrador would diminish the historical significance tied to the former Dambusters base.
