Welcome to the official website of the 489th Bomb Group Collection.
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LATEST PHOTO FROM THE 489TH REUNION, SEPT 2011
2011 : 489th Reunion, Dayton Ohio.
Back Row: L-R Ed Brandt, Frank Bodine, Mickey Baskin, Bob Deasy, Charles Freudenthal.
Front Row: L-R Joe Modrich, Marlin Gherke, John Lamar, Bill Smith.
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THE 489TH BOMB GROUP COLLECTION IS GOING HOME TO HALESWORTH!
We are very happy to announce that the 489th Museum Collection is to become part of the Halesworth Airfield Memorial Museum situated on Halesworth airfield next to the Holton Memorial site. This has been made possible through the generosity of Bernard Matthews PLC who have made more space available to the current Halesworth museum, and by our friends at the Halesworth museum. This move will enable the 489th Collection to be displayed on its own ‘home’ airfield, making it easier for local people to visit the collection.
The Halesworth Airfield Memorial Museum is open every Sunday afternoon and Bank Holidays between April and October.
The 489th Bomb Group Museum at Hardwick has now closed, but…..
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The 489th Collection will open in the Halesworth Museum in April 2012.
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In September 1989, 489th veteran, Charles H Freudenthal published his book “A History of the 489th Bomb Group”. He dedicated his book, “to all those who served, in whatever rank or capacity, with the 489th Bombardment Group and its attached units, especially to those who gave their lives in the cause of freedom and human dignity.” The 489th Bomb Group Collection is dedicated to these brave people.
The 489th Bomb Group were stationed at Halesworth between April and November 1944. The 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. Currently the Friends maintain a small display cabinet for the 489th in the Airfield Memorial Museum at Holton, but the main collection of 489th memorabilia will displayed at the Holton museum from April 2012.
The 489th Bomb Group Collection consists of original WWII memorabilia mainly donated by the men of the 489th and their families. This Collection 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 are many books in the collection and children are particularly welcome.
For more information please contact us