About this museum
Debach (493rd BG, 'Helton's Hellcats') has a control tower, huts, vehicles and famously excellent Eccles cakes — the full East Anglian bomb-group experience in miniature.
Wednesdays plus open Sundays; free.
- “My wife and myself have just had an excellent day at this museum. The volunteers are very knowledgeable about the displays and the airfields history. Well worth a visit.”— Clive Haycocks
- “Lovely privately run museum. It has a cafe, and loos! It is run by some lovely volunteers, who are very engaging and knowledgeable. All the displays are clean tidy and well cared for. They have a lot of information and original artefacts. We'll definitely be going again!”— Philippa Spreadbury
- “Always a great day out at their open events. Super little cafe with one of the best Eccles cakes I have ever eaten! Super mix of indoor and outdoor things to look and see and generally lots of knowledgeable people around to answer questions.”— Alison Calvesbert
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Frequently asked
How much does 493rd Debach Airfield Museum cost?
General admission is free. Check the museum's current prices before travelling.
Does 493rd Debach Airfield Museum have parking or a cafe?
Parking is recorded on site; no cafe or restaurant is recorded. Check current facilities with the museum before travelling.
Airframe checklist
No preserved airframes are on public display here.
This is an aviation-history, memorial or archive collection rather than an aircraft collection.
Inventory last verified 2026-07-18: source 1 · source 2. Aircraft move between sites; report corrections to the compiler.
Location & contact
- Address
- Grove Farm, Drabbs Ln, Woodbridge IP13 6QS
- Phone
- 07850 078432
- Website
- www.493bgdebach.co.uk/contact-us.php
- Gazetteer
- EA-15 on the situation map