Canadian Paras Arctic Training (1949)

Unissued / unused material. American newsreel item. Canadian paratroopers train for Arctic warfare, Manitoba, Canada. C/U paratrooper looking up. L/S parachute attached to 200 ft. tower, parachute starts to descend. Point of view shot from parachute descending. M/S paratrooper landing, having jumped from training tower. Interior of Dakota aircraft. Paratroopers prepare for jump. Various shots paratroopers bailing out. Various shots of paratroopers descending. Date given on old record is 28/03/1949. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont B