Explore Second Air Division history

The impact of this "Friendly Invasion" on the people of East Anglia was considerable.

It was particularly felt in villages where American servicemen (and women) vastly outnumbered the local population.

We've put together some short factsheets exploring this topic:

• A Rodeo in Norwich (PDF, 502 KB)
• Bartram, The Blitz and Beyond (PDF, 66 KB)
• GI brides (PDF, 1 MB)
• Got any gum, chum? (PDF, 1 MB)
• Instructions for American servicemen (PDF, 1 MB)
• Time to say goodbye (PDF, 194 KB)
• The Second Air Division Memorial Library (PDF, 970 KB)
• The Friendly Invasion (PDF, 2 MB)
• The Mighty Eighth (PDF, 146 KB)
• Women's Army Corps (PDF, 965 KB)

If you want detailed information about the bomb and fighter groups or the airfields, you'll find it in the Second Air Division history section of this website.