Visit the 489th Bomb Group Museum     (opened May 1996)

The Friends of the 489th Bomb Group exist to preserve the memory of the 489th Bomb Group who were stationed at Halesworth between April and November 1944.  The Group flew 106 operational missions in their distinctive B24 Liberator heavy bombers.  

The 489th Bomb Group is commemorated in Halesworth by a granite Memorial stone situated on the edge of Holton Airfield and also by a Memorial Plaque in St Peter’s Church, Holton.  Although we have a small display cabinet for the 489th in the Airfield Memorial Museum at Holton, the main collection of 489th memorabilia is displayed in the 489th Bomb Group Museum situated on Hardwick Airfield, in the village of Topcroft, Norfolk.  This museum forms part of a complex of original WWII nissen huts  -  memorials not only to the 489th Bomb Group but also to the 93rd Bomb Group and to the R.A.F.

The Museum is situated on Hardwick Airfield in the village of Topcroft, Norfolk

Open on the THIRD SUNDAY of each month May to October. Admission FREE. Refreshments available on site.

The 489th Bomb Group Museum contains original WWII memorabilia mainly donated by the men of the 489th and their families.  The museum offers the visitor the opportunity to discover the history of the 489th Bomb Group, to see the uniforms they wore, the instruments they used, and to learn more about the crews and personnel of this unique group.  There is ample space to sit and peruse the many books in the collection and children are particularly welcome.  There is a Junior Corner where youngsters can learn about the Group, and America, during the war.  Here too they can complete a Quiz Sheet or design some Nose Art for a B24.  A British Cabinet contains various items donated or on loan from local people. 

For more information please contact: Marjorie Shiers       marjorieshiers@yahoo.co.uk

 Great News        There will soon be a link to the new 489th Museum website that is now under construction.