(Airplane Casualties)

Content: This short film from 1918 shows various types of footage involving aircraft. An aircraft moves down the runway and takes off. Three planes in formation are seen from the air. Viewed from the cockpit, a pilot is at the controls. A hydroplane gets ready to land in a British port. Seen from the air, bombs fall on the battlefield. An enemy plane is pursued by fire from an anti-aircraft battery, while another spirals down and crashes on the ground. Canadian aviators pose proudly for the camera while an American crew attaches bombs to an aircraft.

Countries:

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

6 minutes

Year:

1918

Production companies:

Canadian War Records Office,

Canadian Ministry of Information,

ONF | NFB

Crews:

Cinematography