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[Canadian Forces Receive McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Aircraft]
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1982-10Item number (ISN):231400Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CJOHAccession:1987-0480Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Production date:1982-10Description:Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Ministers arrive at Canadian Forces Base Uplands, Ottawa and are greeted by senior military officers. The McDonnell Douglas CF 18 flys past at low altitude and performs low level manoevers. A Canadair (Northrup) CF-5, Lockheed CF 104 Starfighter, and a McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo fly past and are seen on the tarmac.~Trudeau goes for a test flight in the CF-18. Shown is Trudeau buckling up, the plane taxiing, taking off, doing manoevers, and landing and Trudeau being greeted by officers.~The CF-18 is displayed in the hanger. There is footage of the cockpit interiors.~The official handing over ceremony takes place before a Guard of Honour from the Royal Military College. Speeches are made by Jean-Jacques Blais, Minister of National Defence, and Gilles Lamontagne. The signing of the contract is shown.Language:EnglishNotes: -
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