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In pictures: Peterborough at war



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Published Date: 07 November 2008
Hannah Gray
On Sunday (9th November) people across the city will be marking Remembrance Sunday and commemorating those who have died in conflicts around the world.
Here we take a look at Peterborough during and just after the Second World war.

If you know anything about the photos below or you just want to share your war memories
Comment below or email: Hannah.Gray@ peterboroughtoday.co.uk

Related:
Remembrance Sunday & Armistice Day across Peterborough in words, pictures and video - can be found at www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/poppy08
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If you have anything you would like to share with our readers or want some help researching your family tree, please contact features writer: Hannah Gray, Looking Back, The Evening Telegraph, 57 Priestgate, Peterborough, PE1 1JW, e-mail hannah.gray @peterboroughtoday.co.uk. All submitted pictures will be returned.

Children celebrate the end of the Second World war.
Children celebrate the end of the Second World war.


Ladies at the General Post Office (GPO).
Ladies at the General Post Office (GPO).


Soldiers line up to have their photo taken.
Soldiers line up to have their photo taken.


American GIs march through Peterborough.
American GIs march through Peterborough.


School children visit a downed German plane.
School children visit a downed German plane.


An advert for air raid shelters.
An advert for air raid shelters.


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  • Last Updated: 12 November 2008 8:33 AM
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DonB,

Peterborough 07/11/2008 19:24:55
It was an interesting time, I was 8 years old when war broke out and 14 when it finished. With RAF Westwood being an OTU and all the air bases circling Peterborough, it was little wonder that the skies were full of aircraft all day long. To add to the interest we had film stars Clarke Gable, stationed at Polebrook and Colonel James Stewart, Pilot and section leader, on bombing missions stationed for a time at Molesworth, we would visit Midgate where the US officer's club was situated and star watch.
In Ramsey, at the George Hotel, we would see the British bomber crews with their explanatory wings and brevets, little knowing how short their life expectancy was, and how young they were.
And how the no nonsense US MP's dealt with trouble makers at pubs and places of entertainment.
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FTR,

08/11/2008 14:21:59
That downed German bomber is a well known Peterborough photo. The Junkers 88 formed part of display outside the Kings School which my dad went to see.
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