"SQUAWKIN' HAWK" became the first B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group to fly 50 missions. In celebration, every squar

Pilot Owen ‘Cowboy’ Roane famously returned to Thorpe Abbotts after a mission allegedly declaring over the radio transmission of his B-17 th

On 30th September 1944 Edward Kotwica, 100th Bomb Group Tech Sergeant, married a Londoner, Antonia Massarano, at Bungay Catholic Church.

Major Harry Crosby, 100th Bomb Group Navigator in his own words recalling the build up to D-Day.

23rd April 1945, a convoy of lorries made their way through Norfolk’s narrow lanes towards Thorpe Abbotts. What they were carrying was secre

Although the majority of personnel stationed at Thorpe Abbotts were men, women played a vital role in the war effort in general and at Thorp

The Officers’ club, Enlisted Men’s club, and Red Cross club were an essential part of life on base. In a world, full of olive drab and army

It can only be imagined what was going through 100th Bomb Group navigator Harry Crosby’s mind. A couple of days earlier, he was flying on B1

Glenn Miller, the legendary bandleader, performed at Thorpe Abbotts on Friday 1st September 1944. In attendance, apart from the 100th Bomb G

Figures such as Major Robert ‘Rosie’ Rosenthal are showcased; a 100th Bomb Group legend who flew 52 missions with the 100th Bomb Group when