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Forward Commandos

Item number (ISN):

42183

Series title:

Canada Carries On

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1942

Item number (ISN):

42183

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

JENKINS, Gordon

Accession:

1976-0216

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1942

Description:

Animated maps of European, Pacific, North African, and Russian theatres of war. Canadian troops in mock street fight, dropping by parachute from Whitley bomber, training in Lybian desert, and in jungle. Long sequence on Russians training civilian guerillas, undertaking ski route march, blowing up various things. Shots of frozen corpses in snow. Sequence on Canadian northern air patrols, Curtis Tomahawk taking off, a Noorduyn Norseman. Sequence on coastal patrols by Canso amphibian, by patrol ships. Sequence on northern patrol ship covered with ice, shots of crew, etc.

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Vault ISN:

40266

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 8701-0066

Number of items:

1

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

170067

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7602-0037

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

REL PRT

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 8701-0066

Restrictions on consultation:

~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Donor / Avec la permission écrite du donateur

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