Fonds 2011/23 - United States Army Air Forces fonds

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United States Army Air Forces fonds

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CA ON00093 2011/23

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  • Reproduced 2011 (originally created [194-]) (Creation)
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    United States. Army Air Forces

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Digital video disk (DVD) (14 minutes, 42 seconds)

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(1942-1947)

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The Army Air Forces had its origin in the Aeronautical Division of the Army Signal Corps, established in 1907. It was established as an autonomous command within the Army on 9 March 1942. By the end of the war it had grown to over 2 million personnel and almost 64,000 aircraft. Army Air Forces ceased to exist on 26 July 1947 with the creation of the Department of the Air Force.

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Acquired through Capt Vigneault’s personal research from the United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

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Fonds consists of a short black and white film entitled “North Canadian Incident” about the crash of a PB-1 American navy observation plane near Natashquan, Quebec probably in 1944. The film shows scenes of the American civilian work crew who were sent from Presque Isle, Maine to fix the plane including activities like setting up camp, cooking, eating, and gathering wood. The pilot and flight engineer arrived and flew the plane back to the naval base at Quonset Point, Rhode Island where it was presented to the Navy. The film places emphasis on the ways that the American government was saving money by fixing the plane instead of building a new one.

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Received from Capt Francois Vigneault in DHH War Diaries section on 7 Nov 2011.

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  • English

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    The DVD is stored with the electronic records in the Classified Storage Area. Permission must be gained from the Chief Archivist to view the DVD.

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