100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum
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Opposite of Thorpe Abbotts AAF.
The 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum is dedicated to preserving the stories and memories of the American involvement in World War Two based at Thorpe Abbotts. The entire former control tower is now a museum space that highlights documents, photographs, uniforms, and service equipment, plus a recreation of the original teleprinter room. The museum's collection includes a number of maps and other war-related artifacts from World War II's effects on the soldiers stationed there and how the group eventually came to be called the "Bloody Hundredth".
The roof of the control tower is known as the glasshouse, from where the remaining airstrips are visible. It remains as it was when the airfield was operational with the addition of a model of the airbase in the 1940s.
Source of information: en.wikipedia.org, www.visiteastofengland.com
Source of photos: Google Maps
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