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Royal Canadian Air Force : NATO Headquarters in France

Item number (ISN):

225228

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Item number (ISN):

225228

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: VISUAL RESOURCES LIBRARY

Accession:

1994-0212

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Release date:

1956/1959 ?

Production company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Description:

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Scenes of the Royal Canadian Air Force bases in France in the late 1950s, as follows: road signs for town of Metz; travelling shot up to front gate of base at Metz; soldier on guard at front gate; exteriors of huge mansion that serves as headquarters; young airman working at desk; Arc de Triomphe in Paris; flags of NATO members; exteriors of buildings at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE); coat of arms for SHAPE; airforce jets streaking overhead in training (possibly Sabres); jets taking off from runway (RCAF markings visible); jets doing low fly-past and taking off from runways; pilots sitting waiting, getting telephone call and racing to jets; small radar tower at airfield; sign for 601 RR Squadron; officer working in radar and radio room; Canadian and French flags flying; sign for 2nd Fighter Wing base at Grostenquin; microwave teletype working in test; pilots racing to waiting jets and boarding (look like Sabres); pilot getting thumbs up and taxiing off; RCAF jets taking off from runway; Canadian airwoman looking at weather charts of Europe; pilot and ground crew member (a captain) looking over weather charts; woman operating old-style telephone switchboard where she has to connect calls by switching wires by hand; male and female airmen typing at teletypes; horses pulling large cart through a small village; RCAF truck driving through countryside and experiencing difficulty on muddy backroads; soldiers constructing small radar station in field; cows in field as RCAF trucks drive past; RCAF trucks driving down rural roads and into town of Lelling; field with new radar tower; and RCAF jets flying overhead. <17mn 7s>

Language:

Silent

Notes:

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1. Description based on information provided by CBC TV News Library.

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Vault ISN:

243150

Format:

FILM

Location number:

9410-0051

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

ORIG

Max. shrinkage:

0.2%

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

940786

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 2019-05-0002

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

33:37

Made from:

8220-0345
9410-0051

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

940875

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

225228-001

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Duration:

17:10

Made from:

9410-0051

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

941486

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

225228.MOV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Duration:

17:10

Made from:

9410-0051

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

941487

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

225228.MP4

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Duration:

17:10

Made from:

9410-0051

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 2019-05-0002

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD547

Restrictions on consultation:

Available Onsite Only / Seulement disponible sur le site

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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Date modified:: 2024-07-24