Wings of Mercy

Wings of Mercy

21 mins | Documentary | Jan. 2, 1947

This short film takes a look at Saskatchewan’s air ambulance service, organized and operated by experienced flyers who provide speedy hospitalization and treatment to the ill and injured. Within 15 minutes of receiving a desperate phone call for help from a remote area, a plane is on its way, guided to the patient with the help of landmarks such as a coal bin or a thin column of smoke on a northern lakeshore.

Wings of Mercy

21 mins | Documentary | Jan. 2, 1947

Wings of Mercy
This short film takes a look at Saskatchewan’s air ambulance service, organized and operated by experienced flyers who provide speedy hospitalization and treatment to the ill and injured. Within 15 minutes of receiving a desperate phone call for help from a remote area, a plane is on its way, guided to the patient with the help of landmarks such as a coal bin or a thin column of smoke on a northern lakeshore.
Producers National Film Board of Canada
Original title Wings of Mercy
Directors Lawrence Cherry, Evelyn Cherry
Writers

Cast

Tommy Tweed

as Narrator (voice)