A film on the life of sailors aboard U.S. Navy ships in the United States. Sailors seated in a hall. A sailor cuts a slice of cake on his birthday. An officer writes letters to the mothers of sailors that their sons are in good health and are performing good. The sailors have refreshments and enjoy birthday parties. Sailors eating a slice of cake during a birthday party.
A film on the life of sailors aboard U.S. Navy ships in the United States. The launching and recovery of Navy Curtiss SC-1 floatplanes from a Cruiser at sea. They give radio details of what they see. The airplanes return to the ship.
A film on the life of sailors aboard U.S. Navy ships in the United States. Church services aboard a ship on a Sunday morning. A navy chaplain addresses sailors during a sermon. The chaplain talks to a patient in bed. He meets and gives guidance to other sailors. Cooks prepare dinner in a kitchen aboard the ship. A cook takes a roasted turkey from a table. The sailors seated at a table eat Sunday dinner. A sailor eating a roasted turkey leg.
A film on the life of sailors aboard U.S. Navy ships. The U.S. Navy sailors arrive at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, United States. They debark from the ship wearing dress white uniforms. They arrive at Waikiki Beach for a holiday. They swim and run and enjoy the beach. Hula girls perform in front of the sailors. The sailors board USS Macon (CA-132) and the ship gets underway. They clean guns and scrub decks aboard the USS macon. A navigator plots course on direction from ship's Captain.
A documentary titled: 'No Sweat' on accidents of USAFE (United States Air Force in Europe ) aircraft. USAFE precision flying demonstration team, the Skyblazers, perform a formation takeoff in their F-86 F Sabre aircraft. They maneuver in close formation. The airplanes leave smoke trails behind. View of an airplane diving into the ground and crashing. Views of crashed U.S. Air Force aircraft in Europe, involving a variety of airplanes, including F-86, T-33, C-119, C-47, and numerous other aircraft, some completely destroyed so as to be unrecognizable.
USAFE ( United States Air Force in Europe ) Flight Safety film illustrating the kinds of errors that can cause aircraft accidents. A Flight Safety Officer points to photograph of a crashed F-86 airplane and lectures to pilots. He says that most of accidents occur because of minor mistakes. A Captain, pilot, naps during the lecture. The most common pilot errors in USAFE written on a blackboard. After ignoring the lecture, the Captain prepares a flight plan at Base Operations. He fails to check NOTAMS (notices to Airmen)and declines assistance from Base weather officer. He performs perfunctory preflight inspection, initials Form 1, and taxis for takeoff breathing 100% oxygen. After takeoff, he levels at 30 thousand feet and makes position report. Sensing hypoxia, he sees oxygen depleted and must dive to lower safe altitude (where fuel consumption rate is too high). He tunes destination radio beacon, becomes disoriented and calls for steer to destination, which is below minimums for GCA (ground controlled approach). He goes to Alternate, has trouble with landing gear, runs low on fuel, and luckily lands safely, but runs out of fuel and must be towed to parking place. A litany of his mistakes is recounted.
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