Eastern Eye: A Nova Scotia Filmography ~ 1899-1973

Heroes of the North Atlantic 

Production Date:   1941

Format:   35 mm, b&w, sound

Synopsis – the role of the Merchant Marine and the Royal Canadian Navy in the battle of the Atlantic. Included are scenes of sailors on shore leave at various entertainment centres, civilians producing munitions and foodstuffs, minesweepers clearing a channel and aeroplanes on patrol.

this production may be similar to the film Heroes of the Atlantic.

Repository:   National Archives of Canada

Subjects:
Canada. Air Force - Defence (Coastal)
Canada. Navy
Merchant marine
World War II, 1939 1945 - Naval operations
World War II, 1939 1945 - Convoys

Genre:
Documentaries and factual works

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