Harris, Barnes Wallis and various RAF
officers waited at St Vincents before
receiving confirmation that the raid had
indeed breached Germany’s Möhne
and Eder dams.
In 1944 the building became the
headquarters for the USAAF Air
Force’s 9th Troop Carrier Command
and the co-ordination centre for another
major aviation milestone; the allied
airborne assault for D-Day.
9th Troop Carrier Command
remained there until mid-1945 to
include brief joint tenancy arrangement
with 7 Group Bomber Command,
who oversaw all training units.
Post-World War II the hall was
retained by the Air Ministry, mainly
on a Care and Maintenance basis
until it was sold in 1978 to South
Kesteven District Council. Today,
St Vincents Hall is privately owned.
Visits to the site by invitation.
St Vincents Hall,
Grantham
RAF roundel in the grounds of St Vincents
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