RAF Greenham Common, Berkshire, December 1943. Artist: USAAF Photographer.

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RAF Greenham Common, Berkshire, December 1943. Opened in 1942, the airfield was used by the RAF and USAAF during the Second World War. It later became the controversial site for American Cruise missiles in the 1980s during the Cold War.

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Size: 7040px × 3692px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Berkshire
Photo credit: © Historic England Archive/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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