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1941 Trafalgar Day celebrates fallen Navy vessels, and British Navy shoots down planes
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2:39Now PlayingDate: 23rd October 1941
Location: Trafalgar
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: The Spirit of Trafalgar
ENGLAND:
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"ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE" Lib: shots used in Spirit of Trafalgar
AEROPLANES - Italy Italian planes crash into sea in Mediterranean
"ARK ROYAL" - Aircraft Carrier Incidents from Library used in Spirit of Trafalgar..also in action against Italian bombers in Mediterranean
"BISMARCK" Lib: shots used in Spirit of Trafalgar
NAVAL BRITISH. Spirit of Trafalgar..Nelson's Column, wreaths etc..
NAVAL BRITISH. Craf Spee sunk..Ark Royal..Taranto Bay..Bismarck..(incidents from Lib:)..bombers attack fleet in Mediterranean..Italian planes crash in sea in distance.. German & Italian Naval prisoners taken naval rating marking off shot down plane score on slate
NELSON Shots of Nelson's Column on Trafalgar Day C.U's notices on base of col:(1941) wreaths..crowds etc.
PRISONERS OF WAR. German & Italian Naval Prisoners on board ship..used in Spirit of Trafalgar
Celebrations - National Days; Navy - Ceremonial
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