A Navy Grumman F4F makes an inadvertent "touch and go" landing, at sea. It lands long, bounces, and successfully takes off again without further incident, on the USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91) during training cruise off Hawaii, in November, 1944. Two other aircraft make hard landings.
Aboard the USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91) during training cruise off Hawaii, in 1944. Views of several landing accidents. A Grumman F4F touches down and veers left , partially falling off the flight deck. Another noses over upon landing. Three make rough landings. Finally, one floats in above the deck, too high, then bounces, and successfully "goes around" (takes off again).
Soviet military officers gathered around a map, making plans. Soviet soldier watching radar screen. Rotating radio and radar receiving towers. Launch of a Soviet missile from an inclined platform launcher on the ground. The missile strikes an airplane in flight and the plane explodes as Soviet soldiers observe. The plane wreckage crashes to the ground and a large fireball and smoke come up from the crash site. A United States Air Force F-4D Phantom taking off from an airfield. A U.S. Air Force F-111 with moveable wings in forward position takes off and climbs sharply after takeoff.
General Chen salutes during transfer of F-104 planes to Chinese Nationalist Air Force at Kuang Kuan Air Base in Taiwan. General Doan speaks at speaker's stand with interpreter at his left side. Chinese Nationalist VIP's on speaker's platform. Major General Dean, General Chen and VIP's seated on speaker's platform. The U.S. flag in the background. Spectators sit. Chinese Nationalist military spectators and squadron. General Doan handing over an F-104B model to General Chen signifies the turnover.
Task Force maneuvers prior to the invasion of Peleliu in World War 2. Officers on bridge of USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) look through binoculars. Sailor sending semaphore signals. Pilots start engines and then unfold wings of TBF aircraft, preparing for takeoff. Sailor on wing of TBF talking to pilot. His hat blows off. He slides down from wing. The TBF takes off followed by another one. Three F4F aircraft take off in succession.
Brief glimpse of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels Flight Exhibition Team as they demonstrate precision close formation flying with their F9F-8 Cougar aircraft during a demonstration in 1958.
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