2015

TM1873 : 95th Bombardment Group Hospital Museum

taken 9 years ago, near to Denham Street, Suffolk, England

95th Bombardment Group Hospital Museum
95th Bombardment Group Hospital Museum
The 95th Bomb Group Hospital Museum > Link is situated at Shingle Hill Corner near Horham, on the former Sick quarters site. It is a completely restored airfield hospital dating from WW2, when the 95th BG (USAAF) was stationed at nearby RAF Horham. Depicted here is one of the mortuary trolleys for storing dead bodies. The mortuary is a small room at the back of the Ambulance shed > Link one of the original buildings on the site.
RAF Horham (USAAF Station 119)

RAF Horham is located to the south-east of Eye and straddles the parishes of Denham, Horham, Redlingfield and Hoxne. Built for the Royal Air Force (RAF) it was one of the earliest heavy bomber bases opened in East Anglia. In 1942, the base was handed over to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) and designated Station 119. The aerodrome's history and a number of original buildings are preserved at two local museums - the 95th Bomb Group Hospital Museum > LinkExternal link and the nearby 95th Bomb Group Museum > LinkExternal link.


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TM1873, 81 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Evelyn Simak   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 11 June, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 12 June, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 1845 7375 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:19.1015N 1:12.2248E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 1847 7375
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WEST (about 270 degrees)
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