old 16mm film of the works of Canadian Ford

[Alex van de Wetering]

Good job guys! I am really curious what's on the video.

Actually I thought it was Adolph Galland who said "Give me a squadron of CMP's" (not necessarily Fords...) after he watched the video which was brought to Germany by a German POW who swam all the way from Canada to Germany after jumping from a train near Ottawa.

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

Good job guys! I am really curious what's on the video.

Actually I thought it was Adolph Galland who said "Give me a squadron of CMP's" (not necessarily Fords...) after he watched the video which was brought to Germany by a German POW who swam all the way from Canada to Germany after jumping from a train near Ottawa.

Just as well the film survived the long immersion in salt water.

[Marc van Aalderen]

Well done chaps!

Hope we can all order our copy or copies soon.

Any ideas how long a 18cm/7inch spool runs?

Cheers,

[servicepub (RIP)]

Are we sure that this isn't just a CBC or NFB wartime production?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by servicepub

Are we sure that this isn't just a CBC or NFB wartime production?

That would be the most likely option, in my view. A copy was sent over to entertain/educate the troops of the Canadian Army Occupation Force in Germany. At some point in time the film went AWOL, only to surface from a chest in jemand's*) attic which is being cleared out by jemand's children, who, fortunately, decided to flog it on Ebay?

Could have gone like this, eh?

H.

*) jemand = someone

[Roddy de Normann]

Well done one and all - pse add my name to the list to buy a copy of the DVD...

Roddy

[Keith Webb]

The film has arrived safely and I have just had it transferred at broadcast quality.
It's a propaganda film (no surprise) called Backfire and it runs about 10 minutes. There is quite a lot of CMP action, including F15As and Carriers being built and doing incredible jumps (read very bad for the vehicle and scary jumps), shots of F60Ls doing skidding broadside stops to block roads, construction of engines and vehicle assembly, including carriers, lots of nice FGT footage including winching.
The storyline is naturally dated but typical of the era, deriding the enemy at every opportunity.
CMPs shown are all cab 13s.

I will also make NTSC DVDs, and they should be available from next week.
Price will be $20 per DVD and I will also include some silent but fantastic footage showing a cab 12 being taken out of it's packing case and being assembled - there will possibly also be some FGT No 3A (Aust) action in it too.

Please PM me with your details to order copies.

I'll put some short clips online in due course.