Wings of a Continent

194116 minFilm: Documentary

Direction: Raymond Spottiswoode

Production: Stuart Legg

Script: Stuart Legg

This film describes the strategic significance of air transportation in Canada. Bush pilots first pointed to the possibilities of continental aviation and today this has been developed from a game into a science. Every cog in the Trans-Canada Airlines machine counts, from the man at the weather station to the pilot at the controls. In wartime, these airways have a vital part to play, connecting the far-flung industries of the Dominion and uniting the battle front in Europe with that in the Pacific.

Subject categories


  • Transportation > Aeronautics and AerospaceAircraft and AviationMilitary Aircraft and Airfields
  • War, Conflict and Peace - World War II Archival Films > Industrial Development

Credits


director
Raymond Spottiswoode
producer
Stuart Legg
screenplay
Stuart Legg
camera
Roger Barlow
narrator
Lorne Greene
music
Lucio Agostini