Australia Has Wings

Australia Has Wings is a 1941 short Australian documentary film made as propaganda for World War II which shows the development of the Australian aircraft industry, particularly production of the CAC Wirraway.[2]

Australia Has Wings
Written byJohn Paton
Narrated byErnest Walsh
CinematographyGeorge D. Malcolm
Production
company
Department of Information
Commonwealth Film Laboratories
Distributed byMGM
National Films Council
Release date
17 January 1941[1]
Running time
10 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

It was made by Commonwealth Film Laboratories for the Department of Information.[3]

Release

The film screened in Australia and overseas.[4][5]

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References
  1. "THREE WAR FILMS FOR AUSTRALIA". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 16 January 1941. p. 10. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  2. ""VICTORY" AT PLAZA". The Examiner. Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 22 February 1941. p. 8 Edition: LATE NEWS EDITION. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  3. "3 PROPAGANDA FILMS". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 16 January 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  4. "AUSTRALIAN FILMS TO BE SENT ABROAD". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 22 February 1941. p. 10. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  5. ""AUSTRALIA HAS WINGS."". The Cairns Post. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 12 May 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 12 March 2015.


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