Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Canada Builds Chain of Aerodromes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
621
Date Released
28 Apr 1941
Date submitted
24 Apr 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chain of Aerodromes. DESCRIPTION: In Canada, dog teams open the route for a new chain of aerodromes. SHOTLIST: Dog trains do the trip first and then the trail is blazed for the road which will be used to take supplies for the chain of aerodromes for the US-Alaska sky route. Tractors clear the way and from the air the road is plainly marked. Truckloads of petrol arrive and the first planes take off.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Weather; Aviation; Transport; Animals
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
40663
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
73
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Canada Builds Chain of Aerodromes', British Movietone News Issue No. 621, 28 Apr 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11629 (Accessed 09 Jul 2025)