Museum reopens on Sunday 31st March, 10-4. A family day out for £10 (2 Adults & accompanied children)

Airfield walk 14th April 2024 (see home page)

We can offer private visits during the closed period 07503952354 for more details.

The display  features information on all these individuals. For example, we have the uniform and documents relating to Marty Thibo, who was initially in the armament section of the 556BS and later became a military policeman.One of the British women was Private Christine Warren of the ATS, an AA command plotter at Blake Hall, who married Private Murriel  Turner of the US 9th Air Force on 13 September 1944. Her uniform and wedding photos feature in the display. 

Exciting new  exhibitions in recently opened large display hall, details below.

Recreation of a B26 Marauder aircraft cockpit incorporating artifacts from our collection and loaned items from Marauder enthusiasts. Large section of Marauder fuselage including tail gunner's position. This Marauder, "Mr Shorty" flew out of Earls Colne. Boxted and many bases in Essex had these aircraft and hundreds would have been in the skies over Essex, "Mr Shorty" is the only example in the UK. This aircraft has quite a story of survival.

LINK TRAINER

A small team of volunteers are currently working on preserving an example of the above, this is an early form of aircraft simulator.

Come and see the progress, currently the movement of the Link can be demonstrated.

Another recent acquisition is a large aircraft compressor from WW2.