War and peace

The American film star and actor James Stewart also had a noted military career. As a pilot in the US 8th Air Force he was stationed during WW2 at Tibenham and Buckenham in Norfolk, flying B-24 bombers on missions over Nazi-occupied Europe. Here he and fellow USAF veterans revisit some East Anglian airfields.

Wing Commander Lomas of the RAF and Lt Hinton of the USAF each claim their respective crew has superior skills and is sure to win this annual ‘friendly’ competition.

Eldon Griffiths, MP for Bury St Edmunds, says the build-up of American forces in the region is necessary while the Soviet Union threatens Britain.

Thanks to parts borrowed from all over the world, a derelict WW2 bomber donated by the US Air Force has been temporarily brought back to life and flown to the Imperial War Museum, Duxford.