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Dunkeswell War Stories

July 9, 2013

Dunkeswell War Stories


Thanks to the Blackdown Hills AONB
http://www.blackdownhillsaonb.org.uk/  we now have a new interactive touch screen which brings the 1940s to life allowing our visitors to explore ‘Dunkeswell War Stories’. It features memories of the American naval airbase at Dunkeswell during the Second World War, interviews with local people and American veterans. Topics include friendships between servicemen and villagers, anti-submarine missions, entertainment on the base. Copies on DVD are also on sale in the museum shop for £5