Main building facade with sign 'AIRCRAFT AVRO LIMITED' in Toronto, Canada. Pilot aboard the avrocar. Pilot gets out of the avrocar and talks to anoother pilot. Fuel truck in background. Men fuel avrocar. Pilot on a moving avrocar. Tractor crane starts to hoist avrocar.
Large crowd gather at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Onatrio. Dignitaries wearing hats arrive. John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir shakes hand with a dignitary while others watch. John Buchan address the gathering and poses in front of camera. Parade of military units from Canada and United States. A senior army official in salute position during parade. American flag is going to be unfurl. People wanders in the fair.
Newsreel entitled "Maple Leafs Beat Visiting Orioles in Diamond Opener." Footage is from opening day 1937 in the double-A International League, then one of the top minor leagues in North American baseball. View of packed stands at Maple Leaf Stadium in Toronto. British flag raised before the start of game. (Canada was then technically a self-governing dominion of Great Britain.) Players put caps back on after national anthems. Teams run off the field. William Donald Ross, a Canadian politician who was co-owner of the Maple Leafs, throws a baseball. Orioles player hits a single. Maple Leafs player hits a single. More shots of the crowd
Toronto Policemen participate in annual "Church Parade" to honor fallen from World War 1. The Police Pipe Band leads the parade past the City Hall Branch of the Dominion Bank, at Queen and Bay Streets. They are followed by uniformed policemen wearing white gloves.The Pipe band continues along tree-lined section of street. Police official on horseback leads the uniformed police officers. A contingent of mounted police take part in the parade. An elderly man in Police uniform stands with three elderly officials, in top hats, in front of the Toronto City Hall, where members of another police band in uniform, stand, at ease, conversing. Spectators are gathered under a flagpole. A Color Guard of police officers stands at attention. The four elderly gentlemen are assisted in placing a floral wreath at the base of the World War I memorial at the City Hall. Inscription: "To Our Glorious Dead" is seen on the monument. The four men stand as the police band plays music.
Flight tests of avrocar carried out at avrocar facility at Toronto, Canada. Flight over ramp with two pilots aboard. Avrocar flies low above the ground. Pilots talk to other men after the tests. Fuel truck parked close to avrocar. Man prepares to fuel the avrocar.
Flight tests of avrocar carried out at avrocar facility at Toronto, Canada. Flight over ramp with two pilots aboard. Avrocar flies low above the ground leading to an unstable hover. Pilot gets out of the avrocar and met by other men.