Documentation of crash landings,of Gruman Wildcat (F4F) airplanes,on the USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91) during a training cruise, off Hawaii, in 1944. One almost veers off the deck completely, and one the involves a nose-over. In one instance, the pilot comes in too hot, on one wheel, and prudently executes a "go around" for another try.
Scenes of three Navy Grumman wildcat (F4F) airplanes crash landing on the USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91) during a training cruise off Hawaii, in 1944. One lands long and hot and falls off the end of the flight deck, into the water. Another catches left wing on edge of flight deck. And, still, another noses over and its turning propeller chews up the flight deck. ( A following airplane breaks off its approach at this time.)
Blue shirts moving Marine F2H Banshee aircraft with folded wings, on flight deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier. They roll one by pushing on the leading edge, without rocking the aircraft. Diagram shows tendency of jets to rock fore and aft. They use a tug to move a jet forward only. Blue shirts rolling one back to allow forward towing. An F2H being taxied with wings folded. Blue shirts position one pointing aft overboard to minimize blast from engine during start. Wheels being chocked.
Film illustrating proper technique for catapulting jet aircraft from U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. Yellow shirt officer signals for catapult launch of a U.S. Navy F2H Banshee airplane, aboard an aircraft carrier. The aircraft is catapulted. Film recounts sequence of actions leading up to catapulting of a jet airplane from a carrier. A yellow shirt catapult officer guides the pilot as green shirt catapult gear crewmen adjust the bridle. Others secure the hold-back cable. View of hold-back cable and its slip catch with metal ring that breaks when the catapult is fired. A cover is installed to prevent parts of the ring from being flying loose and injuring someone or being ingested by a jet engine. View of an F2H being catapulted. Pilot given brakes off signal and catapult bridle is tensioned. Catapult officer coordinates with deck-edge crewman who monitoring catapult situation lights controlled by crew in catapult ready room below deck. When they signal "final ready," pilot applies full power and signals when at 100%. After final check, catapult officer on deck gives signal and the plane is launched. Views of jet aircraft being catapulted in pairs. Film illustrates procedures for handling "duds," when pilot signals a problem on the catapult. Pilot and deck officers hand signals are shown. Deck crewmen swarm over the aircraft and rapidly push it off and away from the catapult. Focus shifts safety regarding use of deck elevator. Views of more jets being catapulted at 35 second intervals.
The Allied campaign across New Guinea and onward to the Philippines during World War 2. U.S. warships firing their guns at night. Flashes illuminate the blackness. Bombs dropping from an aircraft bomb bay. Bombs exploding on stretch of jungle near water. A U.S. Army Air Forces B-26 bomber in flight View rearward from very low flying USAAF bomber as it bombs it drops explode behind. U.S. troops making amphibious assault on New Guinea. Map showing path of Allied attacks from Australia, across New Guinea from Port Moresby to Buna and on to the Admiralty Islands, cutting off Japanese-held Rabaul, New Britain. Map shows Allied forces moving towards Japanese strongholds at Wewak and along the North shore of New Guinea and bypassing Wewak to strike at Hollandia. General Douglas MacArthur is seen aboard a U.S. warship conferring with American and Philippine officers. Annimated map shows Allied assaults on Japanese positions along the coast from Hollandia, to Warde, Biak, and beyond, stepping along towards the Philippines. Views of numerous fallen Japanese soldiers numbering more than 150 thousand dead. Crosses in battlefield cemetery at graves of some of the more than 13 thousand Allied military who lost their lives during the campaign. A soldier paying respects at one of the gravesites. Admiral Chester Nimitz with members of his staff at his headquarters in Hawaii. U.S. Navy F4F aircraft launching from an American aircraft carrier. American aircraft bombing Japanese positions on an atoll. U.S. warships bombarding Japanese positions with their heavy guns. Admiral Nimitz standing with Admiral William Halsey. More Navy gunfire and amphibious assault scenes. Map showing places where Allied forces had to battle the Japanese, including, Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands, Kwajalein, in the Marshals, Saipan, and Guam in the Marianas, and Palau to complete the "bridging" of the Pacific to the doorstep of the Philippines.
German self-propelled howitzers, infantry, and tanks advance through a field in France during World War II. View of 10.5cm leFH 18 auf Geschuetzwagen 39H(f) FCM Self-Propelled Howitzer (SPH) Vehicle underway. German Armor crossing field. View of a 10.5cm leFH 18/40 auf Geschützwagen Lorraine Schlepper(f) in motion. German soldiers crossing field on foot toward city. Knocked out Allied tanks including Sherman tanks along the way. German mobile rocket launchers fire rockets at enemy Allied aircraft and bring one down. Scenes of heavily destroyed town of Caen in France, narrated by a France News commentator. Ruins, rubble and wreckage of the destroyed town buildings from Allied bombing campaign. Air raid wardens search the rubble. Adults and children in a yard of the city's cathedral.
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