Air Cadets Issue Title Is That’s The Spirit (1940)

Part of THAT’S THE SPIRIT issue. South Africa. Young cadets learn how to be air mechanics. M/S of the cadets marching past barracks. Various shots of cadets in physics classroom; a teacher demonstrates science of flight using apparatus such as wind funnels, fans and a tank of water. Various shots of cadets working in blacksmiths’ workshop; we see them hammering sheets of metal and welding. Various shots of cadets on the factory floor making aeroplanes. All the factory workers are white and male. Various shots of machine guns being fitted to fighter aeroplane. A cadet sitting in the cockpit fires the guns at a muddy bank. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the new