The Battle of Britain

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.

36th in the series. Prepared by WGR in Buffalo.

Remember years ago, the Battle of Britain? Sgt. Robert Crawford remembers the events. It took a long time for civil defense to catch on there. Other memories of the Battle of Britain.

Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection

WNYC archives id: 71912
Municipal archives id: LT1844

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