National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales preserves and celebrates the sound and moving image heritage of Wales, making it accessible to a wide range of users for enjoyment and learning. Its film collection reflects every aspect of the nation’s social, cultural and working life across the 20th century, giving a fascinating insight into Welsh filmmaking, both amateur and professional.
This film is part of Free
25th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain - September 1965
Blue skies free of peril arch over those remembering the horror of the Battle of Britain.
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Overview
Uniforms abound as the armed forces - and service veterans and other inhabitants of Pembrokeshire - parade through the streets, past the Old Cross Hotel, after a service in St David’s Cathedral in remembrance of the few who, as Churchill declared in August 1940, are owed so much by so many i.e. the RAF fighter pilots.
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