Start Over Date 1944 Collection IUL Moving Image Archive Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

1. D-day (11:47)

Date:
1944
Summary:
Presents newsreel film on the invasion of France during World War II. Shows Allied air power "softening up" the Normandy coast, the great sea convoy on its way, and landings on the beachheads.

2. Ground controlled approach (32:47)

Date:
1944
Summary:
Shows in detail how a plane is directed to landing by the ground controlled approach team. Illustrates the principles of operation of the system, and shows the members of the GCA team in action.

3. Home electrical appliances (11:05)

Date:
1944
Summary:
Animated drawings explain the principles involved in the operation of the electric iron, fluorescent lighting, and the refrigerator. Alternating current is used in all scenes involving the flow of...

4. In The Wake Of The Armies... (16:31)

Date:
1944
Summary:
Briefly explains the purpose of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) and shows President Roosevelt signing the agreement that led to its formation. Through scenes of ...

6. Northwest by air (15:16)

Date:
1944
Summary:
Shows how Canada's northwest airlines have conquered the almost impenetrable natural barriers of rivers and mountains on the Pacific coast. Reveals how air bases were built, supplied, and serviced ...

7. Quadrilaterals (12:51)

Date:
1944
Summary:
Illustrates and explains the chief properties of the important quadrilaterals such as the parallelogram, rectangle, rhombus, square, trapezoid, and trapezium.

8. RAF and 8th Air Force report from Britain (06:59)

Date:
1944
Summary:
"Includes a report from Britain showing the RAF and the 8th Air Force on a hedgehopping bomber flight over France and Germany, and the 5th Air Force report from New Guinea." ("News and Notes," Educ...

9. Sicily, key to victory (20:48)

Date:
1944
Summary:
"A record of the achievements of the Canadian Army's First Division in the Sicilian campaign of World War II, a campaign that breached the walls of Axis Europe. It also shows how this campaign was ...

10. Target Berlin (17:17)

Date:
1944
Summary:
"The story of the Lancaster airplane, the first large bomber built in Canada. Shown are the workers involved in its construction, and the crew who ferried it overseas, as well as the combat crew wh...