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OUTSIDE COLCHESTER
Small museum on the site of the former air force base in Boxted with new exhibitions for 2022 in the recently opened display hall.
Displays include the nose gearing mechanism from a P47 Thunderbolt, the largest piece of a B26 Marauder in the UK, the WW2 diary of the 386th bomb group, as well as artefacts from the airfield and general WW2 items.
As well as the 386th bomb... Read more
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www.boxted-airfield.com
email via their website
01206 865275
hide mapThe Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre is housed within Magazine No.5 the only survivor of five gunpowder magazines, and now a Grade 1 listed building. It sits right on the Thames towpath with views across the river.
Established by an Act of Parliament in 1760 and completed by 1773, the Purfleet Royal Gunpowder Magazine became the main storage for gunpowder for the UK. The magazines... Read more
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