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Wings of Mercy

Directed by Lawrence Cherry and Evelyn Spice Cherry
Canada, 1947 (documentary, 21 minutes, black and white, English)
Wings of Mercy
Image: © National Film Board of Canada

Film Description:
"Yet again in its history, aviation is used to save lives—in this instance, through Saskatchewan's air ambulance service. A desperate phone call for help from an outlying area—and within fifteen minutes a plane is on its way, guided to the patient by such landmarks as a coal bin, or a thin column of smoke on a northern lakeshore. Organized and operated by experienced flyers, the service provides speedy hospitalization and treatment to the ill and injured."
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Produced by: Evelyn Cherry, Lawrence Cherry
Narrator: Tommy Tweed
Film Editing: Victor Jobin
Music: Robert Fleming
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada
(sources)

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