STK-ID 5442

Five towns christen five Mosquito fighters (00/00/1948): HAS of Mosquitoes on tarmac. CS of woman removing flag from plane's nose, revealing words "New Glasgow, NS Canada", other flags are removed showing names "Acton, Ontario", "Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan", "Vancouver, BC" and "Saskatoon, Saskatchewan". Shots of Mosquitoes taking off, flying over airfield, intercut with shots of people gazing skyward as aircraft put on a flying display. Shots of Mosquitoes landing.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Canada at the Start of World War 2
Location
Canada
Year
1937
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 35 mm, Digital Video Disk, Digital Bétacam
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w, 35mm dupe neg b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486