Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Canadian government film "Wings of Youth" shows pilots of Commonwealth Air Forces flying warplanes at start of WWII
Close shot of member of Royal Canadian Air Force blowing bugle, tilt up to Royal Canadian Air Force flag flying above him / VS graduation ceremony for Canadian Air Force trainee pilots / Royal Canadian Air Force flag waving / VS Air...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
NATO Foreign, Defense, and Finance ministers meet at Canadian Parliament to discuss defense, economics, and Germany's future role
Title card: "Unity at Ottawa - Western Allies Tackle Economic, Military Problems" / WS Parliament building, cars passing in fg / delegates arriving by car in front of steps, soldiers standing guard / delegates climbing steps, people and...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Men preparing for military expedition 'Operation Muskox' in Churchill, Manitoba
Man building igloo picking up and putting snow slab in place / men getting into truck / group of men begin sawing slabs of snow / snowmobile driving off truck, building with word 'Churchill' on it in background / snowmobile hauling...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Military expedition 'Operation Muskox' begins
Pan across Huskies lying on snow / men standing next to airplane on airfield / man pushing Eskimo children on sled away from plane / WS frozen landscape / man climbing into turret of snowmobile, group of men standing next to snowmobile /...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day is celebrated with parade in Montreal
Title card: "French Canada honors Quebec's patron saint in colorful pageant - Troops and historical floats feature St. Jean Baptiste parade in Montreal" / soldiers on horses riding down street, crowd watching / band marching down street...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
French, British, Canadian, and US POWs in France during World War II
Two shots of French collaborationist soldiers standing at attention / French Resistance POWs coming out of building with their hands on heads / two shots of French Resistance fighters marching along street with their hands on heads /...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Bronze statues of soldiers made in England to be placed on Canadian WWI National War Memorial in Ottawa
Title card: "Canada's national war memorial to her 68,000 dead - Colossal group of bronze figures completed by March brothers and their sister after six years' labor" / Sydney March and his siblings standing in front of statues of...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Canadian government film "Wings of Youth" shows members of Royal Canadian Air Force undergoing training at start of WWII
Man turning propeller / close shot of pilot in cockpit / close shot of pilot's hand moving flight control stick / elevator and aileron on plane moving up and down / pilot in cockpit signaling / close shot of stop being removed from in...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Annual Garrison Church Parade in Toronto
Title card: "Toronto holds annual Garrison Church parade - Governor General takes salute as Regiments march during stirring review" / military band marching down street / two shots of soldiers marching down street in formation, Governor...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
During Korean War, Canadian officer arrives for graduation ceremony at Non-Commissioned Officer school in Uijeongbu, South Korea
Footage compiled by National Film Board of Canada: helicopter coming in for landing / Canadian officer getting out of helicopter and being greeted by officer as he walks away / Note: exact day not known
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Canadian Air Force jet crashes into nursing home for nuns in Ottawa; 15 perish, including jet 2-man crew
Title card: "Tragedy…Jet Hits Nuns' Home in Canada" / CF100 jet like the one that crashed flies over / VS shell of building, a nursing home for nuns operated by Grey Nuns of the Cross, burns; flames and sparks in the night / day: VS...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Canadian winter maneuvers
Title: "Exercise Hot Dog Preparedness in the Frozen North" superimposed over people in cold weather gear trudging through the snow of the Yukon Territory / Canadian troops during war games / dogs pull sled / snowmobile / troops putting...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Royal Canadian Air Force fire
Title: "Spot News Films: Big Airport Fire in Montreal" superimposed over people watching huge flames / fire in Royal Canadian Air Force hangar produces heavy smoke / people walking in snow, gathering to watch / fire engine arrives /...
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UN helicopters retrieve wounded from Srebrenica
UN helicopters succeed in bringing out wounded people from besieged town of Srebrenica / UN (United Nations) helicopters landing and taxiing / ambulances parked on standby / UN armored personnel carriers / white UN truck convoy /...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Marquis family of Quebec eats reunion dinner on farm during World War II
Members of the Marquis family, the largest farm family in Quebec with twenty children, gather at a large cross on a riverbank / family members, kneeling, make sign of the cross and stand up, walk away from cross / LS down outdoor picnic...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Members of the largest farm family in Quebec eat dinner outside for family reunion on farm during World War II
Horse drawn buggy comes down road, turns in at gate / buggy driven by father Joseph Marquis and carrying four Marquis brothers in military uniforms comes down driveway while other members of family (which has 20 children) are sitting at...
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Crowd watches National Air Show with planes flying over Lake Ontario; Toronto Mayor Lamport attends
Jet planes flying in sky, Canadian flag flying in fg / crowds covering grounds at Exhibition Park, can see tops of cars moving / crowd / MS Toronto Mayor Allan Lamport shaking hands with man, another man standing beside him also shakes...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Men getting ready for military expedition 'Operation Muskox' in Churchill, Manitoba, in Canada
CU member of Royal Canadian Air Force giving Mohawk haircut to another member / two members of Royal Canadian Air Force giving Mohawk haircut to another member while other members with Mohawk haircuts look on / two shots indoors of group...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Plane being refueled as part of military expedition 'Operation Muskox' in Manitoba, Canada
Man in heavy coat looking out door of airplane in flight / three aerial shots of buildings in Arctic settlement / man in heavy coat looking out door of airplane in flight / aerial shot of buildings in settlement / shot on ground of man...
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Canadian soldiers eat sushi in post-war Japan
Night shots of two Canadian soldiers walking along brightly lit Tokyo street, entering sushi restaurant / Interior shots of sushi restaurant, the two soldiers entering, taking place at bar / sushi cook behind counter preparing sushi for...
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Canadian soldiers being entertained in post-war Japan
Sequence at dance club showing the two Canadian soldiers entering, soldiers sitting at tables with Japanese women, soldiers dancing with Japanese women / Shots of dance orchestra performing on stage, of couples dancing on dance floor /...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Chateau Frontenac, where Allied leaders are staying during the Quebec Conference
Shot of exterior of Chateau Frontenac / three shots of three Canadian soldiers maneuvering anti-aircraft gun near hotel / shot of exterior of hotel with three Canadian soldiers maneuvering anti-aircraft gun / Note: exact day not known
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Canadian cavalry holds ceremony in Montreal celebrating Charge of Light Brigade of British cavalry in Crimean War
Title card: "Hussars celebrate historic charge of Light Brigade, Canadian Cavalry places wreath on Cenotaph in Montreal honoring gallant horsemen whose attack at Balaclava inspired immortal poem" / row of mounted cavalry / two officers...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Canadian military in Church Parade down Montreal street, 1932
Title card: "Montreal Garrison Thrills Canadians in Church Parade - Colonel Sutherland inspects defenders of Dominion as they pass in review" / mounted soldiers with flags parading down road, crowd lines path in bg / closer shot...