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 Former
airmen from America attended a reunion at the Post House Hotel
in London Road, Ipswich. During their tour of the area,
they visited the Control Tower Museum at Martlesham Heath to
see the new exhibits. The museum was opened this week.
The USAAF 356th Fighter Group flew from
Martlesham after the Battle of Britain airfield was handed over
to them when the Americans entered the war.
Gordon Kinsey, chairman of the Martlesham
Aviation Society, said the visit had been well appreciated by
the veterans and their families. Click on the image below
to see some of the Vets, the museum and a picture of MH when it
was operational.
Museum Opening Ceremony
The museum opened on 23 September 2000
Guests from the UK...
and representing the 356th Fighter Group of
the USAAF based at M.H.(1943-45)
Guests from the USA...
Ribbon cutting ceremony
The joint hono(u)r of cutting the ribbon fell to
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Cpl Tom Scrivener, R.A.F.
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M/Sgt Clifford Davis, U.S.A.F.
both of whom served at RAF Martlesham.
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