Early Aviation Movies

These movies taken in the late 1930s and early 1940s in Northern Canada and Winnipeg, using an early Kodak 8 MM camera. The Winnipeg movies were taken by Konnie Johannesson. The northern movies were taken by Konnie's brother-in-law Dr. James Morrow, at that time the resident doctor in Fort Smith in northern Canada.
( November 2006 - Thanks to Rich for identifying some of the aircraft, correcting my guesses after all these years )

Abrams Explorer takeoff probably at the Chicago Air Show
CF-AB? on skis, location unknown
CF-AFL in the north on skis, note the dog team nearby.
CF-AFL again, in the north on skis.
A dockside scene, perhaps at Fort Resolution in the N.W.T. with several aircraft on floats.
Another view of the dockside scene.
Another scene of the Junkers being serviced.
The Junkers taxiing out for takeoff.
An engine repair on the beach, somewhere in the north.
A view from the cockpit, somewhere in the north.
A scene at Winnipeg Airport during WW II, of a Douglas Digby ( B-18 Bolo) taxiing past.
Another scene at Winnipeg Airport during WW II, 2 Fairey Battles taxiing past. ( These were used to train bomber crews )
Laird CF-APYof Canadian Airways with the pilot and another man, probably at Winnipeg Airport.
A Northrop Delta belonging to the RCAF taxiing by.
Another shot of the Delta on the taxi strip at Winnipeg Airport.
2 men moving RCAF 643 aircraft, location unknown.
Stinson SR9, CF-AZX belonging to Canadian Airways, taxiing on skis at Winnipeg Airport
Another shot of CF-AZX with the pilot.
Rollout of Lockheed Electra L10A belonging to Trans-Canada Airlines, probably on the occasion of the first flight out of Winnipeg.
A winter scene at Johannesson Flying service in Winnipeg.

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