United States aircraft carrier in South China Sea during the Vietnam War. Essex-class USS Hancock (CV/CVA-19) aircraft carrier sailing in the South China Sea. A Vought F-8 Crusader moves until it makes an abrupt stop. A pilot runs in front of the aircraft. A Douglas A-1H Skyraider makes an arrested landing on aircraft carrier. Douglas A-1H Skyraider folds wings after arrested landing. USS Hancock’s radar tower. Douglas A-1H Skyraiders take off from the catapult. A man waves at a Douglas A-1H Skyraider on airdeck. Crew men working on Douglas A-1H Skyraider. A rocket is seen attached to the Douglas A-1H Skyraider. An aircraft flying after take-off. Men standing near the aircraft carrier radar tower. In front of the radar tower, a pilot on a A-1H Skyraider and a plane captain talking.
United States Navy aircraft carrier in South China Sea during the Vietnam War. Essex-class USS Hancock (CV/CVA-19) aircraft carrier sailing in the South China Sea. A United States Navy Douglas A-4 Skyhawk takes off from the aircraft carrier. A man bends forward as Douglas A-4 Skyhawk takes off from catapult. A bending man signals as a Vought F-8 Crusader takes off. Sidewinder rockets are seen attached to a Vought F-8 Crusader taking off. An aircraft swiftly takes off. Crewmen transports a heavy rocket to a Douglas A-1H Skyraider. Men attach a rocket to a Douglas A-1H Skyraider.
United States Navy aircraft carrier in South China Sea during the Vietnam War. Essex-class USS Hancock (CV/CVA-19) aircraft carrier sailing in the South China Sea. A pilot (name: Rudy Miller) on a A-1H Skyraider and a plane captain talking to each other. Pilot gives "thumbs up". Plane captain hands over helmet to pilot. Pilot wears helmet. Two men transporting a large rocket on wheels. Crew men attach a large rocket underneath an A-1H Skyraider.
USS Forrestal fire off the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War. Time moving on a clock. An RA-5C aircraft is on fire. A man is seen in lower foreground of the footage. Crewmen spraying water on the plane in flames in the foreground. A large fire is seen in the background, as more planes around the vicinity catch fire. Smoke begins to get very heavy in the area filled with parked aircraft. A small explosion from a plane in the background. Debris shot up in the air. Personnel putting water over many aircraft in flames. Many Damage Control (DC) personnel among aircraft in the background. Vast area of the deck on fire, heavy smoke in the background. Fire spreading all over the USS Forrestal. An RA-5C being moved in the foreground to the right. DC personnel move toward main fire in the background. Burned out aircraft in the original area of the beginning of the fire. Men fighting fire in the background. Some units attempting to contain fire. Another RA-5C is moved away from the fire, after heavy sprays of water are put on the aircraft. Deck is filled with DC personnel using fire hose to put out fire. A forklift moves up to the starboard wing of an RA-5C. Forklift lifting the aircraft, with the nose of aircraft seen on the deck. Aircraft is seen with burns and heavy damage. Firefighters spraying with fire hoses. A heavy cloud of smoke obscures much of the background in the fire.
United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator bombers flying low over Romanian oil refineries in Ploesti during Operation Tidal Wave (World War 2). A group of United States B-24 Liberator bombers in flight. B-24 Liberator airplane flying over farmlands and burning oil refineries. B-24 Liberator plane flies through a thick cloud of smoke. B-24 Liberator in flight. A group of B-24 Liberators flying over farms. Round hay bales on farmland.
Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bombs bound for the West Coast, USA during World War 2. A Japanese paper bomb balloon in flight. Fu-Go balloon pass by a small island as winds take the balloon toward the United States. A paper balloon bomb descending. A deflated paper balloon bomb. Animated map depicting the flight path and mechanism of the wind velocity of Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bombs to the West Coast of the United States.
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