Helicopter to the Skerries, Xmas 1960

From the collection of

Archif Sgrin a Sain Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / National Library of Wales Screen and Sound Archive

Established in 2001, the National Library of Wales Screen and Sound Archive holds an unrivalled collection of films, TV and radio broadcasts, video tapes and sound recordings relating to Wales and the Welsh, from 1898 to the present day. The collection spans multiples formats and genres, both professional and amateur.

Helicopter to the Skerries, Xmas 1960

Archif Sgrin a Sain Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / National Library of Wales Screen and Sound Archive
Holyhead/Caergybi
1960-01-01
Sound
2m

Holly for The Skerries Lighthouse keepers, and other essential Christmas supplies, arrive from RAF Valley, courtesy of Flight Lt. Braybrook of No. 22 Squadron (Search and Rescue). All such visits became unecessary in September 1987, however, when the lighthouse became fully automated after an unbroken 273 years of keepers tending the light 24 hours a day.

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