Wings of a Continent
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| Directed by | Raymond Spottisswoode |
| Produced by | Stuart Legg |
| Narrated by | Lorne Greene |
| Music by | Lucio Agostini |
| Cinematography | Roger Barlow |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures of Canada |
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| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Wings of a Continent is a 1941 Canadian short documentary film, part of the Canada Carries On series of short films by the National Film Board of Canada, produced for the Office of Public Information. The film was directed by Raymond Spottisswoode—father of filmmaker Roger Spottiswoode—and produced by Stuart Legg and narrated by Lorne Greene.
Commercial air transportation in Canada began with bush pilots pioneering air routes in the north and Arctic. A new industry was born and within a few years, the air carriers serving the Canadian north became the largest carriers of airborne cargo in the world. Small bush companies eventually grew into modern airlines, the largest becoming the Trans-Canada Air Lines, offering transcontinental service.
Airlines like Trans-Canada Air Lines operate with the complexity and precision of a well-run machine, relying of the work and effort of every employee, from technicians and mechanics on the ground, the operators at the weather station to the pilot at the controls; each individual plays an important role. With the coming of the Second World War, the airlines in Canada took on a new role.
The strategic use of air transportation in Canada during wartime in connecting the far-flung industries and military stations, is significant. They are the link between the continents flying the great ocean clipper routes across the Atlantic and the Pacific. Canada's air services also serve to unite the battle front in Europe and the battle front in the Pacific.
Planning for a postwar world, Canada's airlines are well fitted to take advantage of the wartime supply routes that were established across the globe.
Wings of a Continent was part of the Canada Carries On series, produced with financial backing from the Wartime Information Board, and was released shortly after the United States went to war. The documentary was created as a morale boosting propaganda film during the Second World War.
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