GB2TAM – Thorpe Abbotts Museum

The Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS) will be operating as GB2TAM from the Thorpe Abbotts 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, in Norfolk, on Saturday and Sunday September 12-13.

Thorpe Abbotts was a Second World War air station, which was the home of the U.S.A.A.F 100th Bomb Group from 1943 to the end of the war in 1945. During that time, 753 aircrew made the supreme sacrifice and since then hundreds of veterans have returned to Thorpe Abbotts and continue to do so to this day.

The Thorpe Abbotts control tower

Although much of the air station has now gone, the control tower still stands and has
been restored to its former glory by a group of dedicated volunteers over the last 25 years, most of who are still working for the museum.

GB2TAM has been organised to coincide with the weekend of the 100th Bomb Group reunion, which is held each year in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is hoped that band conditions allowing, we will be able to make contact with the reunion and possibly speak to some of the dwindling number of veterans who will be attending.

The station will be operating on all HF bands using SSB as well as 2m FM and will be pleased to contact stations regardless of location. A GB2TAM QSL card will be available for all contacts which will show the control tower as it is today in a pristine restored condition.

CARS will be glad to see any Amateurs who wish to visit the museum that weekend.

100th Bomb Group
http://100thbg.com/

100 th Bomb Group Thorpe Abbotts Museum
http://www.100bgmus.org.uk/

100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/mus/uk/1-b/100thmus.htm

The Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society run courses for the Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced exams.

To find out more contact the CARS training co-ordinator Clive Ward G1EUC on
Tel: 01245-224577
Mob: 07860-418835
E-mail: training2009@g0mwt.org.uk

Web: http://www.g0mwt.org.uk/training/