Title:FRANCE ACTUALITES 1942 NO 12 - item [Main Title]
Film Number:COI 1095
Other titles:
Summary: I. Recruiting appeal for French Air Force illustrates the various specialist branches in the service during peacetime.
II. Fragment about traditional winter ceremony in snow-covered Saint-Christophe in French Alps.
Description: (Item I) Poster urges young men to join Air Force, which now needs not pilots but such tradesmen as carpenters, metalworkers, electricians, mechanics and armourers, each seen at work. Potez medium bomber is prepared for training flight with cannon, bombs and aerial; in-flight views of cockpit and radio communications and photographer filming landing. Over brief shot of poster of Pétain's Revolution Nationale commentary urges youth to contribute to the honour and glory of French aviation whose traditions date back to Blériot and Guynemer.
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Colour:B&W
Digitised:No
Object_Number:COI 1095
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1942-03
Production Country: France
Production Details: Pathe Gaumont (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
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Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: French
Title language: French
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 324 ft; Running time: 3 mins
