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Canada - Bomber Crews Get Wings 1942
Description
Titles read: "CANADA - BOMBER CREWS GET WINGS".
Montreal, Canada.
Aerial view of Royal Stadium which is packed out for the 'Wings' ceremony. This is the first public presentation of Wings to the newest graduates of the Commonwealth Air Training plan.
Each bomber crew is graduated...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sarah
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 44342
- Sort Number:
- 42/093
- Time in/Out:
- 01:14:18:00 / 01:15:15:00
- Canister:
- 42/93
- Film ID:
- 1344.12
- Issue Date:
- 19/11/1942
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