493rd Bomb Group Museum 2025
Suffolk
Extensive collection of WW2 memorabilia, including many items specific to the airfield. Walking through the museum visitors get the feel of what life was like in the 1940s for the servicemen who stayed there.
Address: Sparrowhawk Way Upper Holton Halesworth Suffolk IP19 8NH
Apr-Oct Sun & BHol 1400-1700. Visit website for more details.
During its short four year run of active service the airfield played host to some of World War Two’s most influential participants.
Halesworth Airfield was mainly used as an American base. Both the 56th Fighter Group and the 489th Bomb Group stayed here.
Towards the end of the war and afterwards the base took on a rescue and training function before finally closing in February 1946.