A documentary titled 'Flight Deck'. Red light on flight deck of USS Franklin D. Roosevelt(CV-42) during air operation. Catapult crew rests. Launch of U.S. Navy jet fighters complete. Recovery of jets. Pilots gather in ready room after recovery. A jet fails to land in first three attempts by missing the arresting wires twice and bad approach. In the morning a helicopter brings the dead body of Comander Robert to the ship. Prayer ceremony is conducted by a priest.
Waves splash over the bow of a German Scharnhorst-class battleship, during World War 2. Her 28 cm (11 in) forward guns are clearly seen in two triple turrets. Scene shifts to a surfaced German submarine underway with waves covering its bow. The German U boat captain looks through binoculars from the boat's deck. German navy crew are seen at work stations below decks. Some are stripped to the waist because of the below decks heat. Various views of the churning waters as the boat makes way.
British tanks being loaded at a UK port, bound for the Soviet Union, during World War 2. A Cruiser V Covenanter tank in the foreground and several Valentine tanks lined up behind it. A trainload of tanks moving on a British railway. Convoy of Allied ships headed toward the Soviet Union. Map shows route from the UK to Murmansk. View from aboard a ship in the convoy as gunners man antiaircraft gun to defend against German bombers attacking from Norway. Black flak clouds in the air. View of the convoy proceeding through waters containing drifting pieces of ice.
A launch pulls up to the USS Quincy (CA-71) and a naval officer comes aboard. A flag of the United States on the ship. Sailors aboard the USS Quincy salute as King Ibn Saud (also called King Abdulaziz) of Saudi Arabia returns to the USS Murphy (DD-603), which is tied up close to the USS Quincy. The King is accompanied by Colonel Eddy, USMC, serving as interpreter and members of the Royal party. Numerous views of members of the Royal party on board the USS Murphy. Rugs can be seen on deck.
A cook prepares food on the destroyer USS Murphy during gathering after Yalta conference finale. Arab party members seated on the deck of the ship. Members of the royal party of King Ibn Saud (also called King Abdulaziz) of Saudi Arabia drink refreshments. The cook on the deck of USS Murphy prepare food for the officials.
U.S. sailors on the deck of USS Quincy,as the destroyer USS Murphy approaches to tie up to the Quincy. U.S. sailors and members of King Ibn Saud's Royal Party, from Saudi Arabia, can be seen on the deck of the USS Murphy. Sailors make fast lines between the two ships. View from bridge of USS Quincy.
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