Second Air Division at rest

Below is a selection of photographs from our archive collections.

They show American servicemen and women at leisure and extending the hand of friendship to the communities around the airbases.

As you will also see, in some cases friendships blossomed into love and marriage.

If you want to see more pictures from the Second Air Division, you can visit our digital archive.

WACs and soldiers relax at Ketteringham Hall, the headquarters of the Second Air Division. (Image MC371/814, Norfolk Record Office.)

American servicemen playing cricket at Shipdham. (Image MC 371/27, Norfolk Record Office.)

Christmas with American servicemen at Seething air base. (Image MC 371/912, Norfolk Record Office.)

Norfolk children queue up to see Santa Claus at an American air base, Christmas 1944. (Image MC 376/350, Norfolk Record Office.)

Wedding celebrations for Jean Young (WAC) and GI Joe Majors (Image MC 371/814, Norfolk Record Office.)

A Norfolk woman marrying an American serviceman (Image MC 371/435, Norfolk Record Office.)

Children from West Lynn School visiting Wendling air base. (Image MC371/912, Norfolk Record Office.)

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