Aerial view. The farm of the Poels family where more than 300 American and British pilots stayed for several days on their return to England. The shot was taken by an American plane in preparation for the dropping of a wreath in gratitude for the courage shown. The cross on the ground indicates the place where the original, and destroyed by the Germans, crucifix stood and where a new one has now been erected, August 1945, farms, aerial photographs, Second World War, The Netherlands, 20th century press agency photo, news to remember, documentary, historic photography 1945-1990, visual stories, human history of the Twentieth Century, capturing moments in time
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