Museum Links

 

Here are some links(which will open in a new tab or window) to other sites that you might like to visit. Please note that we are not responsible for their content or updates.

 

Bentwaters Parks – the owners of the Bentwaters Airfield

Bentwaters Aviation Society – preserving the history of RAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge

 

Bentwaters, Woodbridge and other 81st TFW sites:

Bentwaters Buds – Larry & Bernie Kueppers  reunion site
English Heritage Viewfinder – English Heritage Bentwaters images
Linn Barringers – Twinbases
Shepherd’s Grove – All about RAF Shepherd’s Grove

 

Local museums – why not visit some of these at the same time as a visit to Bentwaters?

493rd Bomb Group Museum – Helton’s Hellcats 493rd BG(H) Debach
489th Bomb Group Museum – run by the Friends of the 489th Bomb Group
Bawdsey Radar Museum – Site about the Bawdsey Radar installation
Martlesham Heath – run by the Martlesham Heath Aviation Society
Parham Airfield Museum –  including the 390th BG Memorial Museum & the Museum of the British Resistance Organisation
Suffolk Museums – listings of all museums in the Suffolk area


National museums – if you don’t mind travelling, these are worth a visit.

Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum – with an aircraft and other militaria collection
Fleet Air Arm Museum –  Europe’s largest naval aviation collection
Imperial War Museum –  with various collections across the UK
Aviation Museum Guide UK – details of the various aviation museums across the UK

 

Museum related organisations.

Association of Independent Museums - the national UK body connecting, supporting and representing independent museums
Association of Suffolk Museums - listings of all museums in Suffolk
British Aviation Archaeological Council - the official national body in the UK for aviation archaeologists and researchers of military crashes
British Aviation Preservation Council
 - the national body for the preservation of aviation related items
Culture24 - news, reviews and listings of of UK museums, galleries, archives and libraries
Where Can We Go - Britain’s What’s On event guide


Aircraft specific sites.

Warthog Territory – a collection of photos & information on the A10


Squadron specific sites.

78th Bushmasters – all about the 78th Bushmasters
81st SPS – Unofficial site about the 81st SPS at Bentwaters & Woodbridge
510th Fighter Squadron – all about the 510th Fighter Squadron
512th Fighter Interceptor Squadron – all about the 512th FIS

 

Friends of the Bentwaters Aviation Society.

Bunkertours – web based virtual bunker tours
Classic Flying Machine Collection – home of the Classic Flying Machine Collection
De Havilland Hornet Project – site about the restoration of a DH Hornet
Global Military Supplies – suppliers of military clothing & accessories
MeteorFlight – home of the Meteor Flight
The Grace Spitfire – home of Carolyn Grace’s ML407 Spitfire
The People’s Mosquito – restoration of a DH.98 Mosquito

 

Local accommodation & related sites.

Abbots Travel – UK and  International accommodation/travel booking
Suffolk Hotels
– listings of hotels in Suffolk
Suffolk Tourist Guide – see what Suffolk has to offer

 

Publications & Airshow related sites.

Airshow Tickets – find your airshow tickets on this site.
Flypast
– at  the heart of aviation heritage

 

Other Cold War Related sites.

The Cold War Museum – extensive US based museum about the Cold War
RAF Greenham Common – a site covering the history of RAF Greenham Common
The Baltic Initiative & Network – a site covering the Cold War history across Europe

 

Military Clothing.

Military Embroidering – custom UK military logo clothing
Global Military Supplies – military clothing shop located near Bentwaters
SoldierCity – vast range of modern and old US forces clothing
Soldier Of Fortune(UK) – caters for modern military, security and re-enactment clothing

 

Images.

Fotosearch – stock images of the Cold War
LIFE – Cold War image collection
Aircraft Photographs and Air Displays by Roger Whitcomb – a collection of aviation related images
Mike Page Aerial Photography – aerial photography from Mike Page

 

Visitor's Guide

You can download our Visitor's Guide by going to the Visitor Info page, or by clicking the image below. It is in PDF format for easy downloading and reading on you computer/phone/tablet.

Here are some comments made after our 2013 season opening weekend …

 

Michelle Allen -  Had an excellent visit today thank you. It was great to have so many knowledgeable and passionate staff on hand to make the museum come to life. Looking forward to my next visit.

Justin Ward - Really can’t say enough good things about BCWM. As far as aviation museums go, this must now rank up there as one of the best in East Anglia. Where BCWM really excels though, is with its staff. The knowledge displayed by the 4-5 i spoke to about the history of Bentwaters, and the items displayed within the museum was amazing. I get the impression there is a real passion amongst them for what they are doing. Really looking forward to the summer open day now, when hopefully all the outdoor exhibits can be displayed fully. Massive pat on the back to everyone involved- you can sit back this evening and be very proud of yourselves!

Matthew North -  Came up today with my 4 year old nephew. He really enjoyed the alien hunt and I’m going to come back by myself and have a real good look around as I saw many things that I found interesting! You guys are doing a fantastic job and I hope you are all really proud of yourselves and the hard work you have put in.

Steve Harvey - Was my first visit today, came with my father, an excellent museum, very interesting, lots of memories of great aircraft. Look forward to coming again.