Description:Run by the American Red Cross, Coombe House was one of 16 country houses or 'flak homes' which housed airmen for rest and recuperation away from the stress of flying missions. Each serviceman was entitled to at least one rest period during their 25-30 mission tour. Coombe House is located at Shaftesbury, Dorset.
This image is from the 'Yarnfield Yank', a booklet published in 1945 to commemorate the presence of US Army personnel at transit camps in Yarnfield, near Stone during World War II.