| APPOINTMENT IN GREENLAND Pathe Cameraman flies with RAF to pick up Naval Expedition beyond Greenland Ice Barrier. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5696 |
| Catalog #: | 721 | |
| Clip Number: | 721-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 51/72 | |
| Timecode: | 01:10:37 - 01:15:35 | |
| Location: | Greenland | |
| Year Shot: | 1951 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AERIALS: Misc EXPLORATION: Arctic LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: Greenland MILITARY: Air Force, British (RAF) TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Seaplanes | |
| Description: | see also catalog # 5091 & catalog # 15265. "Appointment in Greenland". Introductory intertitle reads: "Pathe Cameraman Baynes flies with RAF to pick up Naval Expedition beyond Greenland Ice Barrier." Greenland Aerial shots of mountains and glaciers. LV Sunderland flying boat being prepared at Pembroke, Wales. SV Crew carrying blankets and food stores. VS Officers carrying supplies. SV Pathe Cameraman Ced Baynes in flying kit. SV Crew into plane. SV Flying boat taking off. CU Pilot's hands on control. Air view. Flying over the Irish coast. Shot looking up as plane flies over. Aerials Rough seas. CU Flier with binoculars looking through porthole. Aerials Reykjavik, Iceland. SV Pilot at controls. GV Small icebergs. GV Sun setting over Ella Island. SV Pilot. Shot looking through nose of aircraft coming in to land at Ella Island. SV Anchoring plane. GV Ella Island. SV alongside jetty watched by group of Danes. GV Island, with Sunderland Flying boat sitting on water. SV husky dogs around hut. SV Danes waving farewell. GV Island and Flying boat. CU Engineer starts engines. CU Exhaust. CU Navigator. GV of Snow-capped mountains. CU crew looking through porthole. GV Icebergs. CU Pilot at controls. GV ice. GV Seal Lake with glaciers. SV Radio operator. Shot flying over snow and ice near Seal Lake. Angle shot observer at porthole. Air view Flying over tent on shore. SV Flying over ice. SV Nose of plane. LV throwing out anchor buoy. CU Ced Baynes taking pictures. LV Sunderland plane showing tent on shore. CU Wing Commander Barrett coming ashore. LV Crew walking towards tent. CU Looking inside tent and finding nobody there. SV Pair of worn out boots. LV Wing Commander Barrett walking towards and greeting Commander Simpson. They shake hands. CU Simpson with beard. LV Greeting three other members of the expedition. CU Member of expedition carrying pack. Pan to other member wearing trilby hat and pack. LV Party round tent. SV Three of the party line up. CU Explorer with cloth cap. Pan to Commander Simpson. SV Party walking away from camp. LV Into dinghy. SV Iceberg. LV Dinghy alongside. CU Navigator at chart. CU Radio operator. CU Prop. GV Seal Lake. (Slip pan) GV plane lands. SV Commander Simpson, Capt. Banks, Lt. Brooke and Lt. Erskine in their military uniforms. CU Brooke. Erskine, Banks. explorers, rescue mission | |
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