| BUILDING AND USING AN AMERICAN AIR BASE An air base is built in Labrador to fly planes from North America for war use in Britain. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7756 |
| Catalog #: | 508595 | |
| Clip Number: | 508595-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 711 D | |
| Timecode: | 01:21:56 - 01:23:09 | |
| Location: | Labrador, Canada | |
| Year Shot: | 1944 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Airfields & Helipads CONSTRUCTION: Equipment LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador MILITARY: Air Force, USA (USAF) TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Military WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Aviation | |
| Description: | BUILDING AND USING AN AMERICAN AIR BASE An air base is built in Labrador to fly planes from North America for war use in Britain. Labrador, Canada Aerial view of military vehicles parked among scattered evergreen trees. Various shots of construction equipment flattening terrain. Shots of building frames. Distant shot of control tower. Shots of men of the RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) at work in the control tower. Ground to air shots of plane's flying overhead. Shots of various kinds of planes landing - transport planes, fighters, bombers. Various shots of planes being checked over before they are ready to be flown to Britain. | |
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