Here is a selection of links to information on military, sociological and environmental themes connected with Orford Ness.
The Military Aviation Heritage Networks provide regional ‘peer to peer’ support, discuss common issues, develop mutually beneficial projects and share best practice.
They provide an excellent umbrella organisation to put various aviation museums in context, and links to many museums can be found on their web pages.
https://mahn.org.uk
Authored by the nuclear historian and Charterhouse member Brian Burnell, this web site is a fascinating repository of information on selected British nuclear weapons, despite being “under construction”. There is an excellent section on the interim megaton weapon VIOLET CLUB and the later WE. 177. Brian’s practical approach makes for interesting reading.
The Bentwaters Cold War Museum web site covers both the museum and the Bentwaters Aviation Society, which was formed in 2002 by a group of enthusiasts wishing to keep alive the memory and record the history and heritage of both the Royal Air Force and United States Air Force activity at RAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge.
What has Walker AFB, located in the desert of New Mexico at Roswell, got to do with Orford Ness? Well, together with the Ness, it was one of 8 sites worldwide to host the secretive AFTAC “R” system in the early 1960s. There is nothing about that system to be found on the museum web site, but an interesting visit nonetheless.