Press release from CAP National Headquarters, announcing the release of "Ambassadors with Wings", the story of the International Air Cadet Exchange. Narrated by BGen James Stewart. Printed in 1958, on the 10th anniversary of IACE. 4 pages, size 8.5" x 11".
Press release from CAP National Headquarters, announcing the release of "Ambassadors with Wings", the story of the International Air Cadet Exchange. Narrated by BGen James Stewart. Printed in 1958, on the 10th anniversary of IACE. 4 pages, size 8.5" x 11".
Press release from CAP National Headquarters, announcing the release of "Ambassadors with Wings", the story of the International Air Cadet Exchange. Narrated by BGen James Stewart. Printed in 1958, on the 10th anniversary of IACE. 4 pages, size 8.5" x 11".
Press release from CAP National Headquarters, announcing the release of "Ambassadors with Wings", the story of the International Air Cadet Exchange. Narrated by BGen James Stewart. Printed in 1958, on the 10th anniversary of IACE. 4 pages, size 8.5" x 11".
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See “Ambassadors with Wings”
27 minute, 16 mm documentary motion picture about the International Air Cadet Exchange
Produced os a public service by in cooperation with
PURE-PAK DIVISION, EX.CELLO CORPORATION CIVIL AIR PATROL, AUXILIARY, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
James Stewart stars in
“Ambassadors with Wings”
James Stewart is one of Hollywood's
most distinguished artists. He is also
one of the nation's most respected air
minded citizens. As a B-24 pilot with
the 8th Air Force, Colonel Stewart
Croix de Guerre with palm. Jas
Stewart has made a notable cont
bution to the concept of the IACE,
through his narration of“ Ambassadors
with Wings.“Ambassadors with Wings”
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10th anniversary of “International Air (¢
World peace. It is one of the strongest, deepest desires
man has, Many individuals and groupe, of course, work
toward this goal. But they need ideas, methods, a
program to help them. Imagine such a program put on
motion picture film.
hometown—building understanding with other future
‘air age leaders from across the sea. This is “Ambassa-
dors with Wings,” a motion picture that such groups
‘a5 our State Department, the Department of Defense,
‘our Air Force and their foreign counterparts will use.
Better yet, you can use this motion picture in your
‘community as a public service.
Pure-Pak Division, Ex-Cell-O Corporation, with a
large measure of pride, filmed “Ambassadors with
Wings,” which shows the free world’s young people in
the very action of building understanding.
Building understanding through first hand experience
—talking, eating, living the daily life of a foreign
people in their home land.
‘The United States was one of these “foreign lands.”
145 young air cadets from Europe toured our country,
stayed in our homes, shared our food, saw us work.
French and German boys visited a modem dairy in
Pennsylvania While American cadets toured a dairy
in Holland.
It’s all there on film. The feeling of young friendship
that is solid as bed rock but not spoken of without
embarrasament. Moments of fun, the thrill of travel,
meeting royalty, the feeling of pride being invited home
to dinner by a Belgian family.
‘This is the important, vital message “Ambassadors
‘with Wings” is going to carry to the American publie
and to people around the world.
‘Who are the ‘Air Cadets” of this motion picture? In
the United States they are some of the 36,000 teenage
‘members of the Civil Air Patrol, the civilian right arm
of the United States Air Force. Cadets of other countries
are from similar organizations.
‘The United States Civil Air Patrol got its start about
the time of Pearl Harbor, flew countless thousands of
anti-submarine patrols off our coasts. Today, C.A.P.
senior members fly 77 per cent of all continental search
‘and rescue missions.
C.A.P's teenage or cadet program is active in 1,200tewart, commemorates
adet Exchange”
squadrons from Alaska to Puerto Rico, Honolulu to
Boston, Chances are, there is a C.A.P. program in your
community already helping young people learn about
‘the world of aviation.
Some 145 United States honor cadets trade places
with a like number from Europe and the Near East,
For one month the exchange goes on simultaneously,
each cadet visiting another country learning and build”
ing understanding for a peaceful world.
Beginning with a dramatic shot of the “Mayflower”
on the high seas, this half-hour 16-mm film traces the
‘events which lead to the conquest of space and time.
We see Orville and Wilbur Wright fly the world’s first
military plane, the “Spirit of St. Louis” take off from
Roosevelt Field, the American members of the exchange
board a modern MATS plane which takes them to
Europe in 13 hours,
Fourteen countries from Sweden to Israel, Spain to
‘Turkey are visited by the cameras. The motion picture
‘ends with a stirring account of the visit to the United
Nations by the departing foreign cadets. It is the story
of the free world’s finest young men on a mission of
THE PLANNING CONFERENCE IN ATHENS:
The Story behind the filming
of a great new motion picture
On April 19, 1957, sixteen of the 22 nations which
participate annually in the International Air Cadet
Exchange Program convened in Athens, Greece.
Included in the American delegation were Major
General Walter Agee, commander of the Civil Air Patrol
and chairman of the planning conference with his staff;
Major General Lucas Beau, founder of the ICE; and
a three-man team representing the Ex-Cell-O Corp.
Since 1948 the IACE had sent abroad cadets of the
American C.4.P., the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air
Force, while air-minded young men from four continents
were touring the United States.
‘Now it was the 10th anniversary of this unique youth
movement, and men of good will assembled in the city
where democracy was born over 2,500 years ago to
formulate a special program in behalf of one of the
world’s finest symbols of democracy in action—the
International Air Cadet Exchango.
A principal feature of the planning conference was the
presentation of the Ex-Cell-0 plan.
Speaking for the United States delegation, Ralph
Charbeneau, director of advertising and public relations
of the Pure-Pak Division, announced that Ex-Cell-O
in the interests of international peace and goodwill
‘would be willing to produce a half-hour motion picture
capturing the highlights of the 10th anniversary
celebration of the IACE. Mr. Charbeneau declared
further that the film could embrace not only the tour
of the United States by some 145 forvign boys, but that
it would also include shots of American cadets visiting
all 16 countries abroad.
Following consideration of the plan by the 16-nation
delegation, the plan was unanimously approved. A print
of the motion picture is to be presented to every partici-
pating country. Furthermore, plans have been made to
show the film through the facilities of practically every
television station in the free world.
‘The final point of Ex-Cell-O’s proposal was an agree-
ment to provide commemorative pins of the 1957
exchange to every participant.
It was agreed “Ambassadors with Wings” would be
filmed on location in the 16 countries and would become
an important part of the 10th anniversary of the
International Air Cadet Exchange.
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brotherhood.
U.S. Ambassador to Greece,
George Allen (right), congretu-
Mejor General Welter Agee,
USAF presents ACE pins to Cadets
Klopee ond Munns. Ex-Cell-O's
president, H. Glenn Bixby (right)
fond George D. Salt, vieepresi
dent, look on
lates Pure-Paok’s public relations
director, Rolph Chorbenesu, ypon
‘approvel of Ex-Call-O's motion
pidure plonExcerpts from “Ambassadors with Wings”
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This Is MATS trip number MAL61 from Andrews Air Force Be More cadets on a ck tour of Fronce ore over
‘Wesington,0.C. ts destination .,. Europe and for the boys abo ‘whelmed by her copital, the beauiful cty on the Seine
the paye to ct least 18 months of somes, dedicated tcining, Pers. Our camera erews get set to shoot Notre Dome
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American cadets visting Englond see Picadilly Ciraus the “Times Square” ‘peoaer cadet ante bead lee Sameaions
cf London. Cadets tour all London nd see the royel Family. Then take in Lake Luceme, There boys are from Maine,
{on RAF base which played an Important role in the Balle of Britin, ‘Misissippl, Louisiane, Utoh, ond South Dakota,
While Americon cadets watch the Reinlonder folk dance of Norwoy, This is the fist yer of West Germany's participation in the
her cadets ore in Miami, Florida, leering about these United States. The _Interntionel Air Cadet Exchonge program and Chancellor Kenred
IACE is en Impressive contribution to world peace ond undersionding. Adenauer personelly greets our cadels at hs residonce In Bonn,