Sam and the 100th Bomb Group £5.95
Sam And The 100th Bomb Group' written by Sam Hurry and Malcolm Finnis was published in March 2009. It is a wartime tale and a piece of Norfolk social history, telling the story of two young boys who spent more time on a wartime U.S.A.A.F. operational bomber airfield than could be imagined. One lad's house was actually within the restricted confines of the airfield and Sam, now a trustee of the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, lived close nearby. Read how Sam, aged 9-11 when the Americans were at Thorpe Abbotts, was virtually adopted by the 351st Squadron ground crews. He assisted in such chores as carrying flares up to the Control Tower, laying the 'gooseneck' flarepath of an evening and burning the petrol and oil from the hardstands, during which he set fire to a tent.
Memories of Thorpe Abbotts Airfield - Ken Everett £4.25
This new book is available from our shop and mail order. Comprising of 40 pages of text and rarely seen photographs, this book recounts the wartime childhood memories of museum trustee Ken Everett growing up on a farm within a stones throw of Thorpe Abbotts airfield.
Ken recounts many incidents and accidents at the base during wartime, as well as providing a taste of how farming life carried on beneath the constant throb of Wright Cyclone engines.
Century Bombers
The Story of the Bloody Hundredth Richard Le Strange
The full story of the 100th Bomb Group, their missions and life on the base.
Memories and Stories of the 100th Bomb Group
Robert Tienken
A personal account of life as a leading member of the Ground Echelon for the 100th Bomb Group.