Station briefing
About this museum
Bentwaters Cold War Museum occupies the actual USAF hardened command post — war room, battle cabin and decontamination showers intact — on the A-10 base made famous by the Rendlesham Forest UFO incident, which the volunteers will discuss with admirable patience.
Sortie notes
Limited open days; the paid hardened-shelter restoration tours get superlatives.
“Had the time of my life while stationed here!”— Norman, visitor report
Order of battle
Airframe checklist
Tick them off as you go. Identities are as held in the gazetteer survey — verify against the museum’s own labels if something has moved.
| Type | Identity | |
|---|---|---|
| BAe Harrier GR.3 | ZD667 | |
| English Electric Lightning F.53 | ZF581 | |
| Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II | 80-0219 | |
| Gloster Meteor F.8 | WH453 | |
| Hawker Hunter GA.11 | XE707 | |
| Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star | 19252 | |
| McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 | XV401 | |
| Republic F-84F Thunderstreak | FU-6 | |
| SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1A | XX741 |
Inventory researched 2026-07-18: source 1 · source 2. Aircraft move between sites; report corrections to the compiler.
Visit
Location & contact
- Address
- Building 134, Bentwaters Parks, Rendlesham, Woodbridge IP12 2TW
- Website
- www.bcwm.org.uk/
- Gazetteer
- EA-10 on the situation map