Canadian Paras Arctic Training 1949

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Unissued / unused material.

American newsreel item.

Canadian paratroopers train for Arctic warfare, Manitoba, Canada.

C/U paratrooper looking up. L/S parachute attached to 200 ft. tower, parachute starts to descend. Point of view shot from parachute descending. M/S paratrooper...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
65212
Sort Number:
UN 2089 I
Time in/Out:
01:42:18:00 / 01:42:58:00
Canister:
UN 2089 I
Film ID:
2268.17
Issue Date:

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