STK-ID 6339

Canadian airplanes join Korean airlift (Ottawa, 00/07/1950): several shots of North Star aircraft being readied for trip inside hangar, of United Nations insigna being painted on, airplanes being loaded with luggage, crew boarding plane. Shot of Corporal Marshall kissing his wife and daughter. MS or airmen around squadron crest depicting Indigenous Thunderbird. Shots of large group of wives and airmen in hangar, of crews in front of their planes, A/V/M James shaking hands with them. Sequence on airplanes taking off, airborne, flying past over Parliament Buildings.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Canadian Newsreels
Location
Ottawa
Year
1950
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Bétacam, Digital Video Disk, Reel 16 mm
Shooting format
16mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486