Emergency Airlifts by US Air Force 1940s – 1960s with Bob Hope
This US Air Force publicity film from the 1950s features Bob Hope highlighting the achievements and life saving efforts by the air force at times of crisis when lives were saved in emergency situations. The black and white film explains the logistical challenges of the Berlin Airlift, the extreme flooding of the Netherlands in the …Read more »
RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force NORAD Operations 1960s CF-101 Voodoo Neptune Tracker
The Royal Canadian Air Force operated a colourful and varied fleet of defence aircraft during the hey days of the 1960s. Canadian was and still is a major partner in the North American Air Defence NORAD agreement that protects our airspace from aggressive incursions by unfriendly foes. In the 1960s the McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo was …Read more »
US Navy F9F Panther Photo Recon Pilot Korea War 1953
This 25 minute US Navy publicity film dates from 1953, and it tells the story of what is involved in being a photo recon pilot flying the Grumman F9F Panther during the Korean War. The film opens with introduction to the VC61 Composite Squadron at NAS Miramar in San Diego, California where the new F9F …Read more »
RCAF Canadair CF-100 Canucks Role in Canada’s Air Defence 1957
In 1957, the Canadair built CF-100 Canuck was Canada’s front line fighter interceptor (along with having nuclear bomber capability), and the aircraft formed the formidable backbone to the defence of Canada’s airspace from Cold War threats of the day. These types of films follow a common theme with descriptions of the duties of the pilots …Read more »
RCAF Canadair Argus Patrol Maritime Operations 1960 – Training Flight to Gibraltar
From the 1950s to the early 1981 the Canadair CP-107 Argus was Canada’s front line maritime defence and and anti submarine patrol aircraft. Only 33 Argus aircraft were built and all the examples were exclusively operated by the RCAF / Canadian Armed Forces. Not too many period publicity films exist on the RCAF Argus, and …Read more »
RCAF Sea Island Rescue Operations 1950s PBY Canso H21 Flying Banana
In the 1950s the RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force maintained a base presence at Vancouver International Airport with an attached rescue squadron that included World War Two era PBY Canso float planes in the search and rescue role. This film which dates from the mid 1950s shows an acted simulation of the RCAF Canso crew …Read more »
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