STK-ID 368

The Ace of Verdun: Night shots of George "Buzz" Beurling deplaning in Ottawa, being met by Air Vice Marshal Mackeen, mother and father, brother and sister. Shots of Beurling being greeted by Air Marshal Breadner and Mackenzie King. LAS of his picture in the Verdun Auditorium. Sequence on Beurling being carried in triumph to the dais, Beurling standing under a large Royal Canadian Air Force insignia. HAS of crowd of airmen and cut to individual shots of Beurling and his wife, Brigadier Panet, the commander of the Ferry Command Sir Frederick Bowhill, the Honourable Patenaude, etc. Various shots of ceremony.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Actualités canadiennes nº 20
Location
Ottawa
Year
1942
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Bétacam, Digital Video Disk, Reel 35 mm
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486