Collection search - [Byrd's Plane Tested for Arctic]
-
Record information – Brief 
[Byrd's Plane Tested for Arctic]
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1928Item number (ISN):205745Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:VANCOUVER CITY ARCHIVESAccession:1974-0212Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Production date:1928Production company:Fox Movietone NewsDescription:Fox Newsreel item on preparations for American polar explorer Richard E. Byrd's 1928 expedition to the Antarctic. The aircraft is equipped and tested in Canada for arctic conditions. Footage of plane taking-off and landing; air-to-air shots of plane in flight. Equipped with skis the aircraft takes off again. Close-up of wheel mechanism and of pilots in cockpit. Several shots of group in Northern Canada: dog-sled team carrying supplies; a group relaxing around a campfire; and two men and a women posing for the camera beside the plane. Seen are pilots [Bernt Balchen] and [Floyd Bennett]. <2mn>Language:SilentDetailed holdings information: -
Ordering and viewing options Conditions of access:OpenConsultation copy number:V1 8108-0024
V1 8401-0004
V1 8308-0064
Reproduction access:with written permission of copyright owner : no donor restrictionsYou can order materials in advance to be ready for you when you visit. You will need a user card to do this.
Cannot visit us on site? You can purchase a copy to be sent to you. Some restrictions may apply.