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RAF Thorpe Abbotts was built during 1942 and early 1943 for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a satellite airfield for RAF Horham but the rapid buildup of the Eighth Air Force resulted in both airfields being handed over to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF).
Home of the 'Bloody Hundredth’, a Bomb Group with a reputation for high casualty rates, Thorpe Abbotts was under USAAF control from June 1943 to the end of the war. Some of the airfield survives today, and the control tower houses the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, which tells the stories of the base and the men who flew the 100th's B-17s ...
The map was kindly provided by Michael T Holder, and shows the proximity of the once famous PULHAM airship base, to the north that operated from 1916 to circa 1931. The area view is from my Google Earth © derived database.
Mar 31, 2010 · Thorpe Abbotts airfield was built during 1942 and early 1943 for the RAF but was handed over to the Americans. The 100th Bombardment Group (Heavy) arrived in June 1943 when construction work was barely finished.
RAF Thorpe Abbotts was built during 1942 and early 1943 for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a satellite airfield for RAF Horham but the rapid buildup of the Eighth Air Force resulted in both airfields being handed over to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). The thirty-six hardstandings originally planned were increased to fifty.
Above: a standing building at RAF Thorpe Abbotts which became USAAF designation Station 139, home to the 100th Bombardment Group (Heavy) or The Bloody Hundredth. The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) arrived on 9th June 1943, from Kearney AAF Nebraska.
Summary. Built in 1942 this World War Two airfield was the headquarters of the United States Army Air Force's 100th Bombing Group. It was returned to the RAF in 1946, but was never used again,...
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