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Record information – Brief Winning Your Wings
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1942Item number (ISN):326377Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA / OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA: NON NFB FILMSAccession:1979-0210Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Production date:1942Production company:Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.Sponsor:U.S. Army Air ForcesDescription:U.S. air force recruiting film. Hollywood actor James Stewart, who enlisted in 1941 and was training as a pilot when this film was made, encourages young men to join the Army Air Forces. He explains the qualities the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) are looking for in candidates. Also described are recruiting, special provisions to allow recruits to finish their education under a delayed enlistment program, how recruits are given their assignments, and the work of a B-17 flight crew and ground crew. Dramatized segments demonstrate how family members and friends will be proud of the men who succeed in becoming pilots. Footage shows students flying basic trainer planes. P-4O planes coming off an assembly line and B-17 aircraft flying in formation. <16mn 30s>Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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