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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Caroline Davies

US air force photos of England at war available to public for first time

B-17 bombers of the Eighth Air Force fly over the Brecks in Norfolk during the second world war
B-17 bombers of the Eighth Air Force fly over the Brecks in Norfolk during a break in the clouds. Photograph: Historic England/USAAF/PA Media

Black-and-white aerial photographs offering a bird’s eye view of England as it changed during the second world war are being made available to the public for the first time.

The 3,600 images include pictures of bomb damage to Old Trafford in Greater Manchester, as well as other towns and cities. They also show ancient monuments surrounded by anti-tank defences in West Sussex, and troops at play at a US army camp in Wiltshire.

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