Paratroop Dogs (1948)

Unissued / unused material. Paratroop dogs train for Arctic rescue, Labrador, Canada. L/S two men waiting for rescue in snow beside wrecked aeroplane. Aerial shot of plane in air. Interior of plane showing pack of dogs. C/U dogs in plane showing parachute harness on them. A man picks up one of the dogs by its harness and throws it out of the airborne plane. Exterior shots of plane in the air showing dogs descending and parachutes opening (this sounds cruel but we can see one the dogs wagging its tail!) M/S dog in air with parachute open. M/S another dog landing in snow with a bump. C/U another dog landing and being dragged along by parachute. M/S men unfastening dogs’ harnesses. L/S dogs on sleigh going towards the wreck. 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 a