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1945 A rememberence of The Battle of Britain at trafalgar Square in London
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4:52Now PlayingDate: 17th September 1945
Location: Westminster, UK
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Britian's Finest Hour - Thanksgiving Week Opens and London Recalls the Victory of Five Years Ago
ENGLAND: London: Hyde Park: Trafalgar Square:
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ATTLEE. Mr. Opens Thanksgiving Week in Trafalgar Sq.Speech
HYDE PARK. German jet planes on show in....during Thanksgiving Week in London.
LONDON. Aerial shot of London around St Pauls.
ROCKETS. V-2 on show in Trafalgar Sq. during Thanksgiving Week.
TRAFALGAR SQUARE Pan shot of colume, Opening of Thanksgiving Week. Mr. Attlee speaks. Shot of Battle of Britain pilots flying over Square w. top of colume on picture. V-2 in Square.
TRUMPETERS Fanfare in Trafalgar Sq. before Attlee speaks at opening of Thanksgiving Week in London.
WESTMINSTER ABBEY Thanksgiving Service at Westminster Abbey. Battle of Brian pilots & ground crews marching to.
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