Six members of the secret work team which created the most famous spaceship in cinema history - the ‘Millennium Falcon’ - met up again at Pembroke Dock on Friday May 20th when a unique exhibition was launched at the town’s Heritage Centre.

They rubbed shoulders with the menacing figure of Darth Vader and Imperial Stormtroopers – re-enactors who brought the iconic characters from the film ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ to life and recalled the town’s special place in cinema legend.

Remembering their secret roles in 1979, when the ‘Millennium Falcon’ was constructed in one of Pembroke Dock’s giant flying boat hangars, were John Clark, David Goodrick, Ray Harris, Dickie Rees, Malcolm Styles and Geoff Waterman.

Among many guests welcomed by Heritage Trust Chairman, Graham Clarkson, were Pembroke Dock’s newly elected Mayor, Councillor Pam George, and the Leader of Pembrokeshire County Council, Councillor David Simpson.

Principally funded by the Heritage Lottery the Heritage Trust project is managed by ‘Star Wars’ enthusiast Mark Williams of St Clears, and there was high praise for Mark and the team, led by Trustee Rik Saldanda, which created the displays, including an exquisite model of the ‘Millennium Falcon’.

The Pembroke Dock project has a huge social media following and has had the total support of Lucasfilm, in California, who supplied unique archive film from 1979 of the construction work.

The Chief Executive of Lucasfilm, Lynwen Brennan, sent a special message which was relayed at the launch.

Lynwen, who was born in Pembrokeshire in Penally and attended Tenby’s Greenhill School, has promised to visit the exhibition when next visiting family in Wales.