Building And Using An American Air Base 1943

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Unused / unissued material. - Location and dates unknown / unclear.

Voiceovered Newsreel story.

Labrador.

Shots of American air base being built and used to ferry planes to Britain. The air base is being built with lots of heavy machinery. Shots of men of the RCAF (Royal Canadian...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
60908
Sort Number:
UN 0711 D
Time in/Out:
01:07:15:00 / 01:08:26:00
Canister:
UN 711 D
Film ID:
1847.08
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