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GUIDE.Qxp Layout 1 27/07/2016 17:04 Page 1 EIGHTH_GUIDE.qxp_Layout 1 27/07/2016 17:04 Page 1 MORE PLACEs OF INTEREsT... Cambridge American Cemetery BETwEEN 1942 AND 1945 ThE EAsT ANGLIAN REGION OF ENGLAND and Memorial wITNEssED ThE ARRIVAL OF whAT hAs BECOME KNOwN As ThE MAP LOCATOR “FRIENDLY INVAsION”, AMERICAN sERVICEMEN OF ThE 8Th UNITED sTATEs ARMY AIR FORCE FOUND ThEMsELVEs A LONG wAY FROM 17 hOME IN A FAMILIAR YET sTRANGE COUNTRY. From small beginnings, American service the Us Army 8th Air personnel formed Force grew into a enduring friendships with large organisation that local people who took needed to be divided them to their hearts and into three air divisions homes, while others saw spread over the whole romance blossom and of East Anglia returned to the UsA as Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial was built on a and into husband and wife. hangar sloping 30 acre site, framed by ancient woodland, on land donated by the University of Cambridge. The cemetery hertfordshire dances were often held contains the remains of 3,812 Us personnel. A further 5,127 and with local people invited individuals are commemorated on the wall of the Missing Northamptonshire. By the end of along, and for many this where rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and hostilities the Eighth Air Force strength American hospitality was a identified. The majority died in the Battle of the Atlantic, in the would total 42 bomb groups, 15 welcome relief from the strategic air bombardment of northwest Europe and the build- up to D-Day. fighter groups, with other supporting rigors of wartime austerity. groups providing emergency rescue The wall of the Missing leads visitors to the Memorial Building, Today this special friendship with its inter-faith chapel, and where two huge military maps and photo reconnaissance. continues as Us military dominate the walls. stained glass windows bear the state seals Between 1942 and 1945 the Eighth personnel continue to serve and military decorations. A vast mosaic ceiling honours the contribution and sacrifice of UsAAF personnel. Air Force saw 1008 days of enemy in East Anglia; however the action and paid a very heavy price legacy of their forbears still In the ‘Visitor Center’ interpretive exhibits incorporate personal stories, photographs, films, and interactive displays, for their part in the overall allied remains plainly visible where the visitor can gain a better understanding of this critical victory. As the aircrews battled their throughout the region despite campaign which contributed to the Allied victory in Europe way across Europe during the day, the ground much of the land during world war II. crews worked tirelessly through the night being returned to agriculture website: www.abmc.gov to ensure the after the war. This guide aircraft were serves to highlight this repaired and legacy that is serviceable and preserved in the many ready for the museums and other next day’s sites that enable mission; this was current and future particularly generations to learn of m arduous in the the heavy sacrifice made o c . e v i hard winter by these young men to t a e r c months. ensure peace and freedom. d r a t s u m : y b d e n g i s e D www.8theast.org [email protected] Twitter: @8thEast Front cover photographs: Courtesy of the The Roger Freeman Collection, American Air Museum Duxford New heritage solutions - Community Interest Company. Company No: 7352488 2nd Air Division Memorial Library American Air Museum (Duxford) The swan at Lavenham MAP LOCATOR MAP LOCATOR MAP LOCATOR 18 19 20 Based in the heart of Norwich, the 2nd Air Division Memorial Library Duxford has a long and illustrious history and today forms part of the was conceived by senior 2nd AD officers at the end of ww2 with Imperial war Museum. As well as being an important centre for airworthy Lavenham was most famous for being the home of the UsAAF’s 487th support from all personnel who had been based in Norfolk and suffolk. historic aircraft, it is also the home of the American Air Museum. within its Bomb Group; however many other servicemen would come to this 15th The result was a lasting memorial dedicated to all those that served large collection of aircraft, the museum has beautifully restored examples century pub to relax, drink and socialise. An inspiring collection of within the 2nd Air Division either in the air or on the ground. The Library of all the major aircraft types used by the Eighth Air Force during world signatures and other mementos adorn the walls, turning the Airmen’s has a lending collection of over 4000 books covering all aspects of war Two. Many personal stories have been captured on audio and video Bar into a living piece of history. Take time to read the Boot Record, a American life and culture as well as a specialist collection devoted to the and are presented alongside personal artefacts while outside the museum challenge to drink three and a half pints of ale from a glass boot in history of the 2nd Air Division. The library archive also includes papers, is the highly evocative glass wall representing every aircraft lost from each record time. The results were inscribed on the wall by members of photographs, and other material relating to the 2nd Air Division. group graphically illustrating the true cost of the air war over Europe. various British units and are still able to be viewed today. website: www.2ndair.org.uk website: www.americanairmuseum.com website: www.theswanatlavenham.co.uk LOCATION FINDER •CROMER LOCATION MAP 1 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum (Thorpe Abbotts) FAKENhAM 2 306th Bomb Group (Thurleigh) • •NORTh wALshAM •REEPhAM 3 389th Bomb Group Memorial Exhibition (hethel) KINGs LYNN • •COLTIshALL 4 453rd Bomb Group Museum (Old Buckenham) •DEREhAM 9 NORwICh • 18 5 493rd Bomb Group Museum (Debach) •DOwNhAM MARKET GT YARMOUTh• 3 6 95th Bomb Group Museum (horham) LOwEsTOFT• ELY 4 • 7 Bottisham Airfield Museum 11 •BUNGAY •ThETFORD 8 Boxted Airfield Museum •DIss 1 •MILDENhALL •hALEswORTh 9 City of Norwich Aviation Museum 6 7 2 15 •BURY sT EDMUNDs •FRAMLINGhAM 10 Martlesham heath Control Tower Museum 17 •CAMBRIDGE •NEwMARKET •BEDFORD •sTOwMARKET 20 13 11 Norfolk & suffolk Aviation Museum (Flixton) 19 16 5 •wOODBRIDGE 12 Nuthampstead Airfield Museum •ROYsTON •hAVERhILL 10 sUDBURY 12 14 • 13 Parham Airfield Museum (Framlingham) •IPswICh •FELIXsTOwE 8 14 Ridgewell •LUTON •COLChEsTER CLACTON-ON-sEA 15 Rougham Control Tower Museum •BRAINTREE • 16 wattisham station heritage Museum 17 •ChELMsFORD Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Please Note: Map locations shown are 18 2nd Air Division Memorial Library approximate and for guide purposes only. Please visit museum website for 19 American Air Museum (Duxford) specific location information. 20 The swan at Lavenham EIGHTH_GUIDE.qxp_Layout 1 27/07/2016 17:04 Page 2 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum 306th Bomb Group Museum (Thurleigh) 389th Bomb Group Memorial Exhibition (Thorpe Abbotts) (hethel)( el) MAP LOCATOR MAP LOCATOR MAP LOCATOR 2 1 3 Thurleigh was home to the 306th Bomb Group equippedd withith thethe B-17B 17 ThisThis exhibition isexhibition is a commemoration ofcomme ti f theh contribution made during ww2 housedhoused inin tthehe originalorigi l airfieldi fi ld control tower and surrounding buildings and was one of the groups to fly the first penetration into Germany on by the 389th heavy Bombardment Group and is housed in the original the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum is a moving testament to January 27th 1943. The 306th would go on to fly a total of 344 Chapel/Gymnasium building; the only major building from the camp area the Americans who came to Thorpe Abbotts in Norfolk to fight missions between October 1942 & May 1945 producing a Medal of of hethel to remain. The building features an original mural of Christ on alongside the allies during ww2. It tells a story common to East honor recipient in the process. In the years after world war Two the cross in the chapel and of a map of Europe in the Chaplin’s quarters Anglia’s airfields but is full of the personal stories of the men who Thurleigh became home to Royal Aircraft establishment known as RAe next door. The exhibits include memorabilia, uniforms, decorations, were stationed at Thorpe Abbotts and how the bomb group came to Bedford. Today the site is privately owned and houses a museum combat records and photographs. There are two recently reconstructed be known as the "Bloody hundredth". since the 1970s this volunteer- dedicated to the 306th Bomb Group that hosts a wonderful collection Nissen huts which have extended the display space and added facilities run, fully accredited museum has been a star attraction in Norfolk. of artefacts and memorabilia from both the American and British for visitors; one of these also includes artefacts from the nearby 466th BG perspectives including life on the home front. at Attlebridge. website: www.100bgmus.org.uk website: www.306bg.co.uk website: hethel389th.wordpress.com 453rd Bomb Group Museum 493rd Bomb Group Museum (Debach) 95th Bomb Group Museum (horham)( (Old Buckenham)) MAP LOCATOR MAP LOCATOR MAP LOCATOR 5 6 4 TheThe 453rd453rd BGBG museummuse isi a recent additiondd to East Anglia’s collection with the aircraft arriving on 10thh MayM 1944,1944 DebachDebach waswas a late TheThe 95th95th BombB b GroupG museum is located on the site of the former of aviation museums and is located on the still active airfield of Old comer to 8th Air Force operations; however a total of 161 missions NCO’s club known as “The Red Feather Club”. There are five Buckenham. The museum tells the story of the 453rd Bomb Group were flown from here beginning with the B-24 and finishing with the interconnected rooms that make up the complex as well as a separate who flew the B-24 Liberator from here between 1943 and 1945 B-17.
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