The Stirling sculpture – ‘Home Safe’ took to the skies on 20th September 2020. The centrepiece of the memorial site for RAF North Creake.
The sculptor Andy Knighton was commissioned by the Time to Remember project to create a large scale Stirling Bomber aligned with an original runway on an elegant stainless steel stand so that it looks as if in level flight just banking slightly. The sculpture is entitled ‘Home Safe’ and is dedicated to those who served at RAF North Creake during the war – the airmen, ground crews, support staff and local people who serviced the site – all 3,250 of them.
An impressive sculpture, with a wing span of over 20 feet, a local nickname ‘The Angle of North Norfolk’ is gaining traction – forming a gateway to the Second World War history of North Norfolk. It will ensure all those who are passing on their way to Wells-next-the-Sea note that this was a former airfield and if their interest is tweaked, they can stop and find out more.