Bentwaters Cold War Museum

The museum is based in the former USAF hardened command post o the former Bentwaters airfield. We believe this is the only such building open ot the public in hte UK and Europe.

The main operations room and Battle cabin have been restored to original condition. The BT telephone exchange room and the decontamination showers and airlock are also as original. Other rooms within the building have been turned into exhibition rooms, covering the history of RAF Bentwaters from World War II base to closing in 1993. Included in this are the histories of the units that operated form the airfield, particularly the 81st FW, the Special Operations or Rescue squadrons and the 'Aggressor' squadron.