100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, Military museum in Dickleburgh, United Kingdom.
The 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum is a military museum housed in the original control tower of the former RAF Thorpe Abbotts airfield, near Dickleburgh in Norfolk, England. The tower spans several floors and displays documents, photographs, uniforms, and equipment from World War II.
The 100th Bomb Group of the United States Army Air Forces flew missions over Europe from this airfield as part of the 8th Air Force during World War II. After the war, most of the site was returned to farmland, but the control tower survived and was later turned into a memorial museum.
The control tower contains a restored teleprinter room where visitors can see how communications were handled during wartime. On the observation platform, it is easy to imagine the daily routine of the pilots and ground crew who served at this base.
The museum sits along country roads in rural Norfolk, so a car is the most practical way to get there. The control tower is accessed by stairs with some steep sections, and as the windows are open to the outside, it is worth bringing a layer of clothing on cooler days.
The 100th Bomb Group suffered some of the highest losses of any American bomber unit in Europe during World War II, earning it the nickname "The Bloody Hundredth." Standing at the top of the tower, you can still see the old runways laid out across the fields below.
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