Title:RAF SERGEANT ON LEAVE IN USA AND CANADA, 1942 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:MGH 3735
Other titles:AMATEUR FILM BY EDWARD SHRIMPTON [Alternative Title]
Summary: Amateur film shot by RAF Sergeant Edward Shrimpton, posted to work as clerk at No. 31 Radio School (radar research) at RAF Clinton in Ontario, Canada, records his journey on leave through the USA in September 1942, visiting the Great Lakes, racing stables in Kentucky (famous Mahmoud), Detroit (Woolworths) and finally views back in the main street of Clinton, where banner advertises Victory Bonds.
Description:
Alternative Title:AMATEUR FILM BY EDWARD SHRIMPTON [Alternative Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:No
Object_Number:MGH 3735
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:1942-09
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Shrimpton, Edward A (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords:
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: None
Subtitle language: English
Technical Details: Format: Std 8mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 200 ft; Running time: 17 mins (16fps)
