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Go to HomepageReel Number: 221050-11
Color: Black and White
Sound: SIL
Year / Date: 1956
Country: Canada
Location: newfoundland
TC Begins: 21:04:16
TC Ends: 21:08:12
Duration: 00:03:56
AC&W Squadron HQ - US & Canada Early Warning System LS air base in snow; CU sign ‘Headquarters AC&W Sqdn.’ Snow plough past camera. Car along snowy road past warning sign - waved through at guard post. Pilot gets boots at supply desk. Off-duty servicemen play ping pong, have hair cut etc. Ice fishing. Cross-country skiing. Servicemen out of building in thick coats to dining hall; CU tray filled w/ food as men move down along counter; MS canteen. Large dog given food outside kitchen. Sign on building ‘Warning: Restricted Area’ etc. Servicemen have IDs checked by guard. 21:07:21 Darkened plotting room - good shot of operator w/ headset writing symbols on glass board - US & Canada early warning system. Fighter planes fly low over compound inc. radar dome. CU radar screen. Military Aviation / Intelligence. Cold War.