▁when ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁S under land ▁flying ▁boats , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁oper ational ▁base ▁for ▁flying ▁boats ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁P embro ke ▁D ock ▁was ▁target ed ▁by ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe . ▁On ▁Monday ▁ 1 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁a ▁Luft wa ffe ▁J unk ers ▁Ju ▁ 8 8 ▁bom ber ▁fle w ▁up ▁the ▁haven ▁water way ▁and ▁bom bed ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁oil ▁t anks ▁s ited ▁at ▁P enn ar . ▁The ▁oil - f uel led ▁fire ▁that ▁followed ▁ra ged ▁for ▁ 1 8 ▁days ▁and ▁was ▁recorded ▁as ▁the ▁largest ▁UK ▁confl agr ation ▁since ▁the ▁Great ▁Fire ▁of ▁London . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁that ▁the ▁R AF ▁would ▁be ▁dr ast ically ▁reducing ▁its ▁presence . ▁ ▁P embro ke ▁D ock ▁has ▁a ▁link ▁to ▁Hollywood : ▁the ▁full - scale ▁Mill en ni um ▁Fal con ▁built ▁for ▁The ▁Empire ▁St rik es ▁Back ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁P embro ke ▁D ock ' s ▁hang ars ▁by ▁Mar con ▁Fab ric ations ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁Today ▁ ▁P embro ke ▁D ock ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁A 4 7 7 ▁tr unk ▁road ▁which ▁runs ▁from ▁the ▁A 4 0 ▁at ▁St . ▁Cle ars . ▁At ▁Water lo o ▁the ▁A 4 7 7 ▁road ▁cross es ▁the ▁D aug led d