The year the Anzacs came: the little-known story one English village still tells its children
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Leighterton was still reliant on horse-drawn carts when a few hundred young Australians arrived in 1918, weaving their way through the skies above and into the hearts of the villagers below.
The men of 7th Training Squadron pose in front of an AFC aircraft at the Leighterton aerodrome in England’s Cotswolds during World War I.Credit: Australian War Memorial P10218.005
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