Ammunition transfered from USS Great Sitkin (AE-17) to USS Philippine Sea (CVA-47) in Korea, during Korean War. 250-pound bombs. USS Great Sitkin and USS Philippine Sea underway during ammunition transfer operations. Planes above the USS Philippine Sea. Crew members on hangar deck. U.S. Navy aircraft F9F Panther lands aboard. F9F Panther taxis forward.
USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) in Japan Sea. Flight deck personnel put out fire on the flight deck of USS Philippine Sea. Several United States Navy aircraft stand in rows on the aircraft carrier. U.S. Navy aircraft F9F Panther on the flight deck. The F9F Panther plane is badly burnt.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Naval forces, under SACLANT,on the high seas during Operation Strikeback. Aircraft carrier underway. View from cockpit of aircraft on final approach to land on USS Bennington, CVA-20 (film is displayed backwards). A signal officer stands on a carrier deck, with "paddles". U.S. Navy F11F aircraft lands on USS Forestal (CVA-59). The aircraft carrier, USS Midway (CVB-41) cruising, her deck filled with airplanes. View from overflying aircraft of a NATO submarine cruising on the surface. U.S. Navy EC-121, Warning Star aircraft in flight. Clouds in background. British Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.4 jets, of 806 "Ace of Diamonds" Squadron, take off from flight deck of an aircraft carrier; join up in a formation; and return to land on the aircraft carrier (probably HMS Centaur, R06.) Views of recovery, with tail hooks engaging (film is displayed backwards again). F8U Crusader being catapulted from USS Forrestal (CVA-59). View of Mirror landing system on board the USS Forrestal. An F8U Crusader aircraft landing on the USS Forrestal.
USS Hancock in a carrier task force in the Pacific during World War 2. In opening scene camera tracks a Fletcher class destroyer moving at hight speed past the USS Hancock (CV-19). Scene shifts to the Hancock flight deck, where F6F aircraft are taking off. Camera pans across the water and shows the battleship, USS New Jersey (BB-52) and several destroyers underway. Back on the flight deck, an F6F is taxiing with folded wings, escorted by several aircraft handlers. They park the aircraft.
A film titled 'This could be America' about the importance of buying war bonds during World War II. Aerial bombing of Japan. U.S. Navy F4F Wildcat aircraft in flight in the Pacific Theater. They peel off. The aircraft strafe and bombard Japanese positions. Smoke rises due to strafing. The F4F Wildcat aircraft in flight. A pilot in the cockpit of an aircraft. Aerial views of the ground below. An aircraft strafes a Japanese ship and beach positions. The aircraft in flight and descend after being hit. An aircraft makes a crash landing on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. Crew members try to rescue the injured pilot but he dies. Dead pilot's body is wrapped in American flag. Funeral services being conducted aboard the ship. The casket being thrown into the sea. Information encourages people to buy 7th war bond.
The activities and joint demonstrations by the United States Readiness Command (USREDCOM), Brass Key II at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. People gather in a large number to watch the demonstration. Several dignitaries and officials arrive to watch the demonstration along with other people. The demonstration of air mobile assault and air strike by the U.S. Air Force Supersonic F-111. Airplane in flight. It drops parachute-retarded laser guided bombs on the target area for demonstration. Aerial view of two F-4 aircraft in flight. An F-4 drops a 2000 pound Laser Guided Bomb (LGB). F-4 drops an 2000 pound electro-optical guided bomb (EOGB). Smoke arises from target explosions.
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