Events.
We hold lots of yearly events. We’re updating the list below daily, so please stay tuned.
The quickest way to find out about 490th events is to check our Facebook page and group, even if you can’t see it below.
Busting Bridges
The 490th Bomb Group was known as the “Bridge Busters”! During their service in Europe, they became specialists in high-precision bombing, specifically targeting German supply lines. One of their most legendary achievements occurred during the Battle of the Bulge in…
Frostbite Run ’26
Join Us!Read more about the 2026 frostbite run, below.
Remembrance Day 2025
At the going down of the sun, we will remember them. View some pictures here taken on, or for Remembrance Sunday 2025, Aviation Engineers Memorial, Eye Airfield. Station 134, 490th BG. Subscribe Now for FreeSign Up to Our New Mailing…
Frostbite Run ’25
This January 2025 our team took to the roads for the annual frostbite run! Oh it was a cold one, but the convoy of vehicles approaching upwards of a hundred years on, powered on through with no problems! You wouldn’t…
See the New Developments on the Airfield!
Some new developments have recently sprung up on Eye Airfield! The new housing estate, Castleton Grange has begun a major redevelopment of the area. There’s been all sorts of residential and commercial developments, some of these vital to national infrastructure….