The FlightPaths Trail

The FlightPaths Trail - Electric Egg

Launching 19th February -
Location - Barbican Creative Hub - What Three Words: ///vocal.barn.buyers

FlightPaths is a free, immersive audio-visual trail launching as part of the Reimagining Lincolnshire project. It is designed to shine a light on overlooked histories and under-represented voices from the region, beginning with Lincolnshire’s significant role during the Second World War.

To download your Trail Guide, visit the dedicated FlightPaths page at – https://wearethreshold.co.uk/flightpaths/

During the war, Lincolnshire’s flat agricultural landscape made it an ideal location for the construction of airfields as the Royal Air Force rapidly expanded while the threat of conflict loomed. Much as Kent became synonymous with Fighter Command and the Battle of Britain, Lincolnshire would come to be known as Bomber County.

The county’s wartime legacy remains woven into the landscape: disused control towers, fragments of perimeter tracks and solitary Nissen huts sit quietly in fields and hedgerows, reminders that the past is never far away. Yet even within this well-remembered history, there are many stories still to be heard.

Using the Echoes Explorer app, FlightPaths activates audio clips and soundscapes in real time as you move through the city, uncovering personal accounts, training stories and lived experiences linked to Bomber Command.

This commission was made possible through funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund as part of the “Reimagining Lincolnshire” project. 

Over 125,000 aircrew served with Bomber Command and were supported by ground crews responsible for training, maintenance and keeping aircraft serviceable. Aircrew came from across the former British Empire and beyond, including nations such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Guyana and Trinidad and occupied European nations such as Poland. Of these, 55,573 men were killed. FlightPaths celebrates these often-overlooked international stories and foregrounds the people who travelled from around the world to serve in Bomber Command and contribute to Lincolnshire’s wartime effort.

Alongside the audio trail, a suite of short documentary films by Electric Egg provides further context and draws on testimonies and archival material to vividly reanimate Lincoln’s past.

As the first chapter of the Reimagining Lincolnshire digital trail, FlightPaths offers an accessible and thought-provoking way to engage with the city’s hidden histories and the people who shaped them.

The trail will takes place across the city, with the starting point at the train station opposite the Barbican Creative Hub.

About the artist(s)

Electric Egg are passionate about telling stories. Their past work spans large-scale outdoor projections, interactive AR trails and films screened at festivals worldwide. A key part of Electric Egg’s work is placemaking and they are passionate about bringing history and local stories to life, helping communities see their heritage from fresh perspectives.

Access information

The piece features audio and sound content, including music, sound effects and voice, but does not include repetitive flashing or intense visuals. 

This experience requires you to move across different locations in the city for the full experience.