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Radio Northampton,4 mins

Unknown US airmen saved 8 in Wellingborough

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During the Second World War, two African-American airmen stationed in Northants saved eight girls from a bomb blast. Their heroics are still remembered, but their identities remain unknown. Edeltraud Freund is working to find out more, and spoke to Annabel Amos. Credit: Getty Images

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