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On the morning on June 1st, we had another run out to
Thorpe Abbotts, home to the 100th Bomb Group. The 100th was the Group that
B-17G "Hang The Expense" belonged to. I built two large radio
controlled versions of this aircraft, one at 1/10 scale, spanning a little
over 10 feet wingspan, and a larger 1/6 scale version, just over 17 feet
wingspan. Back in 1995, I donated the smaller 1/10 scale aircraft to the
museum at Thorpe Abbotts. 24 years later, it is still on display, though
having moved several times during that time. |
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The museum is located in the original Control Tower and Night Flying Equipment Store, supplemented by additional Nissen huts built in the early days of the museum in the late 1970's and early 80's. Each year, the smaller displays are changed and artifacts rotated to tell different stories of the base and the men who served there. |
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The last time I was there was in 2015, when I took the Ford GPW there to recreate some wartime pictures. Four years later, there were a number of changes to the displays, including moving my B-17 from a waist high display over a painting of the airfield to being suspended from the ceiling. It wasn't a long visit, but it was nice to get back for another look around. |
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