100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum

The 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, located in the original control tower and other remaining buildings of the RAF Thorpe Abbotts airfield east of Diss in Norfolk is named after the 100th Bomb Group and is dedicated to the American soldiers and members of the US 8th Air Force who fought with the Allies in Norfolk in World War II.

Photo: Deben Dave, Public domain.

Opening hours:
March—October: Saturday—Sunday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
public holidays: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM and May—September Wednesday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: independent museum in the East of England
Also known as: “The 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum”
Address: Common Road, Diss, IP21 4PH
Inscription: “Thorpe Abbotts Airfield Station 139 USAAF”
Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Mary and Half Moon Inn.

Church of St Mary

Church

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Church of St Mary is situated 1 mile northeast of 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum.

Half Moon Inn

Hotel

Photo: Geographer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Half Moon Inn is a hotel, which is situated 1¼ miles northeast of 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum.

Church of All Saints

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of All Saints is situated 1¼ miles northwest of 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dickleburgh and Thelveton.

Dickleburgh

Village

Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dickleburgh is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dickleburgh and Rushall, in the South Norfolk district of the English county of Norfolk. The village is located 3.5 miles east of Diss and 17 miles south-west of Norwich.

Thelveton

Hamlet

Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thelveton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Scole, in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 161. Thelveton is situated 1½ miles west of 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum.

Syleham

Hamlet

Syleham is a small parish, next to the River Waveney in Suffolk, England, about six miles east of Diss. Its church, St Margaret, is one of 38 existing round-tower churches in Suffolk. The windmill was one of the casualties of the Great Storm of 1987. Syleham is situated 2 miles southeast of 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum.

100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum

Categories: military museum, independent museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Dickleburgh and Rushall, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.38677° or 52° 23′ 12″ north

Longitude

1.21233° or 1° 12′ 44″ east

Open location code

9F4396P6+PW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 384957946

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=limited

Wikidata ID

Q12052423

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