PBY Catalina Christening - Montreal (00/12/1942): brief interior shots of hangar, woman in uniform smashing bottle against hull of the…

Held by

NFB Archives (National Film Board of Canada) via NFB Archives — stock shots

Dates

1940 (indexed as 1940)

Level

item (source: Stock shot)

Extent

48 s, 35mm fine grain b&w

Scope & content

PBY Catalina Christening - Montreal (00/12/1942): brief interior shots of hangar, woman in uniform smashing bottle against hull of the "Catalina" flying-boat. Cut to white "Catalina" outside, people moving about, "Catalina" amphibious flying-boat moving past the camera. Cut to GROUND TO AIR shot of the plane in flight. MLSs of "Catalina" being towed on snow-packed runway. Français : Le baptême d'un hydravion PBY Catalina - Montréal (00/12/1942): brefs plans filmés à l'intérieur d'un hangar d'une femme en uniforme qui fracasse une bouteille contre la coque d'un hydravion "Catalina". Vue de l'hydravion "Catalina" blanc à l'extérieur, des gens qui se promènent autour, de l'hydravion amphibie Catalina qui roule devant la caméra. Plan SOL-AIR de l'appareil en vol. Plans PG de l'appareil "Catalina" que l'on remorque sur une piste enneigée.

Places

Montreal

Location

• Montréal, QC · city · confidence 90% · city:geonames · found as “Montreal”

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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

2026-10-21T07:34:37Z · source datestamp n/a · nfb

Digital objects at the source

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