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Digitisation project to reveal hidden images of 100th Bomb Group

100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum reveals photographs that haven’t been seen in public for 75 years. As part of our routine museum...

Virtual Museum Tour

We were pleased to have Colonel Troy Pananon, Commander of the 100th Air Refueling Wing from RAF Mildenhall, and CMSGT Kathi Glascock...

VE Day

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...

"Just-a-Snappin" Crash at Ludham Airfield - Research Project - PART THREE

By Linda and Brian Barden - 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum Volunteers When we started this project, we never thought it would generate...

"Just-a-Snappin" Crash at Ludham Airfield - Research Project - PART TWO

By Linda and Brian Barden - 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum Volunteers As mentioned in Part One – we took up Ron Batley's suggestion...

"Just-a-Snappin" Crash at Ludham Airfield - Research Project - PART ONE

By Linda and Brian Barden - 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum Volunteers We had a visit in May 2019 from Jim and Mary Blakely from the US....

The Bloody Hundredth

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

The Creation of the Museum

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

The Glasshouse

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

Fighting Fear

Getting up each day to undertake notoriously dangerous missions took great courage from the men of the Eighth Airforce.