Unveiling Plaque To No 38 Group RAF (1955)

Unused / unissued material - Harwell Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Berkshire. Unveiling plaque to No. 38 Group RAF - they carried the first British troops to land in Normandy on the night before D-Day. They took off from Harwell. General Sir Richard Gale arriving. Receives General salute. General Sir Richard Gale with Air Chief Marshal Sir Leslie Hollinghurst. Guards of Honour 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment. Royal Air Force. General Gale inspects guard. GV of Runway and Atomic Establishment. General Gale talks to representative of Glider Pilot Regt. GV Spectators. General unveils Plaque Various shots of Plaque etc. (Orig. Neg.) Old record suggests material dates from around 14/05/1955. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters histor