Neptune Mission (1958)

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Canada

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How it feels

This 1950s short documentary follows a Royal Canadian Air Force crew on a submarine detection mission over the Atlantic. It shows the routine and purpose of Cold War aerial patrols.

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What happens

Neptune Mission (also known as Neptune's Mission) is a 1958 30-minute Canadian short documentary film produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) television series, Perspective. The film documents the submarine-hunting mission of the RCAF Neptune aircraft on Canada's Atlantic coastline during the Cold War. Neptune Mission is produced by David Bairstow, and directed by Walford Hewitson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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