Plaque Unveiled - May 1941 (0)

London. Several shots of the dignitaries and military men arriving for the unveiling of the plaque to the first American airman who died in this war in Britain. Various shots of Sir Archibald Sinclair, Air Minister, unveiling plaque to first American airman to die in Britain during the war at St. Clement Dane’s Church. Airman’s name is William Fiske. Close up shot of the plaque. 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 historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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