100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum reveals photographs that haven’t been seen in public for 75 years. As part of our routine museum cataloguing and digitisation we have been able to digitise a selection of unusually sized negatives originally created during WW2. We have the capability to digitise 35mm negatives onsite but we needed support from Each Moment, a company who convert any types of media to digital files so they can be future-proofed. Our trustee Richard Gibson contac

We were pleased to have Colonel Troy Pananon, Commander of the 100th Air Refueling Wing from RAF Mildenhall, and CMSGT Kathi Glascock 100th ARW Command Chief visit us and introduce our virtual tour of the museum. Watch as museum Curator Ronald Batley and trustee Richard Tallent talk about some of the stories behind the displays.

The official declaration of peace in Europe came as no surprise to the men of the 100th Bomb Group. They had flown their last combat mission on 20th April and had spent the week from 1st May dropping food parcels to civilians in Holland. After their final “Chowhound” mission on 7th May, air crews returned to a base on lockdown as rumours swirled that peace would be declared the following day. The Quartermaster’s diary recorded the following: “Peace rumor all day. The Base Hq

The 100th Bomb Group gained the reputation as the ‘Bloody Hundredth’ due to the heavy losses they suffered. On their first mission alone the

In June 1943 the sleepy Norfolk village of Thorpe Abbotts became home to the 100th Bomb Group of the Eighth Airforce. Although the ‘friendly

Not to be missed on a visit to the museum is the panoramic views of the airfield from the glasshouse atop the control tower. Recreated as it

Today our control tower is the star attraction of the museum housing some of our most prized collections but its history dates back to 1942.

Station 139 at Thorpe Abbotts included a photography unit lead by John Schwarz that recorded daily life at the airfield as well as bombing m

One of the original buildings from the airbase, the engine shed provides an authentic backdrop for a reconstructed B17 Flying Fortress ball

Take a moment on your visit to enter The Sad Sack Shack which houses a recreation of the airbase engineering office.