U.S. Navy Aviation Academy Cadets in sail boats, playing badminton, and golf for recreation in Pensacola, Florida. Trees in the background. They ride horses and play polo. They enjoy fishing and playing football. Other men watch the game. Cadets dance with girls in a hall. Planes in formation over a field and sea.
U.S. Navy P2Y-1 Ranger amphibian plane being taxied on a ramp at Pensacola Naval Air Station. It takes off with one crewman standing in open cockpit, behind the wing. The Ranger flies overhead and drops a bomb on a target marked in the water. A crewman standing in an open seaplane cockpit, attempts to make celestial observations. A PBY Catalina is launched and takes off. Formations of Catalinas in flight. A Naval Aircraft factory N3N torpedo seaplane is seen flying low over the water. View inside cockpit of crew member pulling lever to release the torpedo.t.
Cadets of U.S. Navy Aviation Academy get acquainted with catapult takeoffs and practice mock carrier landings. View from aircraft making a carrier landing. Backseat views of aircraft performing aerobatics, including slow roll, Immelman, and double snap roll. Graduation day and cadets receive their Navy Wings of Gold.
President Roosevelt returns from a three week long fishing trip to Pensacola, Florida. The United States ship USS Houston comes in the harbor at Naval flying station in Pensacola, Florida. Marine Guards lined up an honor guard. President's car pulls away as he waves to a large crowd at the harbor.