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Seconds for Survival

Item number (ISN):

61771

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1956

Item number (ISN):

61771

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CANADA. DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE / MINISTÈRE DE LA DÉFENSE NATIONALE

Accession:

1984-0012

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1956

Production company:

Audio Productions, Inc.

Production credit:

narrator, Raymond Massey

Sponsor:

Department of National Defence
United States Army, Navy and Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force

Description:

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Raymond Massey introduces a documentary on the role of communications in military emergencies. Emergencies of concern to civilians - a storm warning for sailors, a bank robbery, a fire at home - are considered, but the emphasis is on communications at the service of continental defence. Sequences on the Distant Early Warning lines in Northern Canada and on White Alice, the Alaskan Communications System under construction. The scenes switches to NORAD at Colorado Springs. Cuts to an AWAC Super Constellation in flight, sea radome platforms, picket ships, etc. Two Convair F-102 Delta Dagger interceptors take off, Boeing B-52 bombers and a Convair B-58 Hustler also take to the air. Shots, too, of ballistic missiles blasting off from their launch pads. Aerial and eye-line shots of BMEWS antennae under construction in Alaska. Graphics explain the operation of the satellite warning system. Anti-missile missiles like the Nike-Zeus are launched. The NORAD commander and his Canadian counterpart, Air Marshall Slemon, are shown at their command post. The defence warning system goes into action - Delta Daggers, B-52s, CF-100s take off and are shown airborne. Several missiles - ICBMs, Nike Zeus, and others blast off as World War III begins. <28mn>

Language:

English

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

79514

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8405-0515

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

REL PRT

Max. shrinkage:

0.6%

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

240454

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 9408-0051

Number of items:

1

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

505713

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 2010-03-0004

Number of items:

1

Duration:

120:00

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

505715

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V4 2010-03-0004

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

120:00

Made from:

7301-5001
7301-5002
7301-5003
7301-5004
8405-0515

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

514458

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

61771.mp4

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

25:00

Made from:

V4 9408-0054(2)

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

518472

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

61771.mxf

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

25:00

Made from:

V4 9408-0054(2)

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

993818

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V4 9408-0054

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

9312-0026
9312-0027
9312-0028
8405-0515

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 9408-0051
V1 2010-03-0004

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD095

Donor restrictions:

The permission of the donor, DND, is required to reproduce this title.

Copyright status:

Under copyright

Copyright owner:

Copyright probably rests with the government of the United States.~If the US government does not hold copyright, it probably rests with Audio Productions Inc.~Any copyright retained by the Canadian Crown has expired.

Reproduction access:

with written permission of DND

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