Airlift by RCAF

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1129
Date Released
22 Jan 1951
Date submitted
18 Jan 1951
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Airlift By RCAF. DESCRIPTION: At Tacoma, Washington, a Royal Canadian Air Force Squadron is on air-lift duty for the United Nations. Taking the Northern route to Japan, the aircraft head for Canada and arrive in Japan, with their supplies, by way of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Plane taxies across aerodrome. Tacoma, Washington. Planes being loaded. Plane in flight. Aerial Mount Ranier. Aerial of Rockies. Plane comes into land at Elemdorf (Alaska). GV of aerodrome. Aerial of Shemya Island (Aleutain). Fuel taken aboard. Plane taxies & takes off. Aerial over Pacific ocean. Name of airport, Haneda - Tokyo. Plane lands. Japanese unload aircraft & load onto lorries.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Foreign aid; Landforms; Military
Locations
United States of America; Tokyo; Japan; Aleutian Islands
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
54886
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
128
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Airlift by RCAF', British Movietone News Issue No. 1129, 22 Jan 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16896 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)