U.S. F-86 aircraft in dogfight action against a MIG-15 in Korea. F-86 Sabre jet fighter aircraft, with wing tanks taking off from airfield in Korea. Two F-86s taking off. Air-to-air combat with Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15, jet fighter aircraft. Fighter kill against MIG-15 showing hits on aircraft. Pilot's face is seenn. He is equipped with crash helmet and oxygen mask. The pilot operates controls and fires weapons during combat. Formation of four F-86s flying overhead, then they peel off. F-86s landing at airfield in Korea. Animated diagram of F-86 showing engines, guns and component parts of the aircraft. F-86s in row, fuel truck is parked near lead plane at airfield in Korea. Ground crew personnel at the airfield. Mechanic checks gun, another checks cockpit while plane is being refueled. Two F-86s take off. F-86 stationary at Wright Field, other aircraft in hangars in the background.
Tailhook of F9F-2 Panther naval jet fighter of U.S. Navy squadron VF-111 fails to engage on 1st landing attempt (Korean War period). An aircraft takes off. The F9F-2 jet fighter attempts to land from the flight deck of the of CV-37 USS Princeton off the coast of Korea. The F9F-2 fails to land properly, hitting 3 barriers on flight deck. Pilot in the cockpit. Crewmen rush to the aid of the pilot. F9F-2 Panther naval jet fighter (Number 109) makes an emergency landing.
F-86F aircraft parked at airfield. Two T-160 guns installed in F-86F. Ground firing tests of guns installed in F-86F shows guns fired. F-86F takes off. Onboard camera views of guns firing while aircraft is in flight. Incendiary bursts on fields show smoke rising.
Activities aboard USS Lexington (CV-16) underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. U.S. sailors,relaxing on deck, drink near island of carrier. U.S. navy F6F Hellcat fighter aircraft on deck of carrier. FDO (Flight Deck Officer) gives signal and F6F takes off. F6F makes arrested landing. Plane director signaling. F6Fs parked up forward on the flight deck. Pilots walk down the flight deck. TBF Avenger torpedo bombers and F6Fs parked in the background. Two flyers climb out of TBF and jump onto the wing of the plane. Numerous miniature bombs painted below the cockpit.
Crash of a Grumman F4F-3 aircraft from U.S. Navy Squadron VF-42, on the carrier, USS Wasp, early in 1941. In a slow motion sequence, a U.S. Navy F4F-3, with F-42-17 painted on its side (BuNo 2537) is seen rounded out too high for landing, above all arresting cables, and drifting into the carrier's island, where it impacts, losing its right wing, and flipping over to crash inverted on the flight deck. Sailors stand in the background. After the aircraft settles, a sailor runs across the deck to render aid. (Note: Navy Squadrons VF-42 and VF-71, assigned to the USS Wasp, received their F4F-3 Wildcats in January and February of 1941 under Bureau of Aeronautics contract C-68219, order number 48-020. These aircraft were painted overall aluminum with VF-42 having willow green tails and VF-71 having black tails. Later in 1941 the aircraft were repainted overall light gray.)
Carrier operations aboard the USS Monterey (CVL-26) underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat fighter plane on flight deck of USS Monterey. Personnel stand around F6F. F6Fs land on flight deck of USS Monterey. Large group of enlisted men stand near F6F with folded wings. Pilot being photographed with the captain.
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