STK-ID 14620

[Title: Launching a Flying Boat] (Toronto, Ontario, 00/00/1925): shots of Colonel Billy Barker, Victoria Cross recipient, inspecting engine of HS-2-L flying boat, petrol containers being loaded aboard, aircraft marked Bishop-Barker being pushed into water, PAN across aircraft, crowd in background. Shots of HS-2-L taxiing on water, airborne over water, taxiing after landing. Shots of passengers including Billy Bishop, VC and Billy Barker, VC climbing into aircraft for flight. [titles interspersed]

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Launching A Flying Boat
Location
Toronto
Year
1919
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Bétacam, Digital Video Disk, HDCAM SR, Reel 35 mm
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3, ANAMORPHIC_4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486, 1920 x 1080