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- Chinese aviatrix visits Canada (151 ft): FOLLOW SHOT of an Avro Anson twin-engine trainer taxiing past the camera after landing
Chinese aviatrix visits Canada (151 ft): FOLLOW SHOT of an Avro Anson twin-engine trainer taxiing past the camera after landing
item1943STK-ID 33
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Chinese aviatrix visits Canada (151 ft): FOLLOW SHOT of an Avro Anson twin-engine trainer taxiing past the camera after landingSTK-ID 33 · 1943 · 1 min 52 s, 35mm fine grain b&wOpen video file ↗
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- NFB Archives (National Film Board of Canada) via NFB Archives — stock shots
- Dates
- 1943 (indexed as 1943)
- Level
- item (source: Stock shot)
- Extent
- 1 min 52 s, 35mm fine grain b&w
- Scope & content
- Chinese aviatrix visits Canada (151 ft): FOLLOW SHOT of an Avro Anson twin-engine trainer taxiing past the camera after landing. Sequence on Chinese aviatrix Miss Cheng being handed down from aircraft, being greeted by Group Captain JS Scott, Commanding Officer of Saint-Hubert. Shots of Miss Cheng, still in bulky flying togs, inspecting the honour guard of the RCAF Women's Division, chatting with one of them. Cut to sign "Montreal Chinese Women's Society" (in Chinese and in English). Miss Cheng is greeted by Chinese leaders and led to a banquet. She is wearing her military uniform. MCU of her wings. After presentation of bouquet, Miss Cheng addresses the gathering. Cuts to audience and to individual faces. Cut to two-shot of Miss Cheng (Flight Lieutenant Cheng) and Chinese officer chatting at banquet table. Français : Une aviatrice chinoise visite le Canada (151 pieds): PLAN TRAVELLING d'un appareil d'entraînement bimoteur Avro Anson qui passe en roulant devant la caméra après son atterissage. Séquence de l'aviatrice chinoise, mademoiselle Cheng, que le colonel JS Scott, officier commandant de la base de St-Hubert, aide à descendre de son appareil. Plans de mademoiselle Cheng toujours dans son attirail de vol encombrant, en train d'inspecter la garde d'honneur de la division féminine RCAF, et de bavarder avec l'une des membres. Enchaînement sur l'affiche en chinois et en anglais "Montreal Chinese Women's Society" (Société des Chinoises de Montréal). Mademoiselle Cheng est accueillie par des leaders de la communauté chinoise qui l'amènent à un banquet. Elle porte son uniforme militaire. PLAN HANCHE sur ses épaulettes. Après qu'on lui ait remis un bouquet de fleurs, mademoiselle Cheng s'adresse aux convives. Vues des personnes présentes et de visages individuels. Enchaînement sur un double plan de mademoiselle Cheng (capitaine aviateur Cheng) et d'un officier chinois en train de bavarder à la table du banquet.
- Places
- Canada
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- Access & use
- Collection: National Film Board Low-resolution preview from the NFB Archives; the footage is licensed through the NFB.
- Harvested
- 2026-10-17T06:33:23Z · source datestamp n/a · nfb
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