Slow motion pictures of operations aboard the USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60) at sea, in the Atlantic ocean, during World War 2. Marines watch landing of U.S. Navy FM-2 Wildcat on the aircraft carrier as its tail wheel breaks off. The aircraft drags its tail as it passes close to the camera position, beside the flight deck. View of clouds in the sky (possibly unintended). U.S. Navy SB2C Helldiver approaches for landing and catches wire, bounces and hits the barrier. An F4U Corsair hits the barrier while landing and stands upright on its nose. Deck crews rush to the scene and lower the aircraft to a normal position.
Slow motion pictures of carrier operations on flight deck of the USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60) during World War 2. U.S. Navy aircraft F-4U makes a normal landing aboard USS Guadalcanal. U.S. Marine fighter FM Wildcat comes for a fast landing and fails to catch arresting cables. The FM Wildcat hits barrier, and flips over, up-side-down. Sailors rush to the site and attempt to right the aircraft by raising the tail. But the plane falls back down. Then they right it by rolling it over on its nose and right wing.
Preparations prior to U.S. Navy jet fighter launch on flight deck of USS Franklin D. Roosevelt(CV-42) . Groups of officers involved in the task to accomplish successful launch. Pilots in cockpit take instructions from control room for launch. Views of Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft preparing to takeoff.
Clip titled 'Major John C. Meyer 487 Sqdn. (Squadron) 352 F.G. (Fighter Group) attacking ME-109 on 4 December 1943'. Gun camera footage of ME-109 seen in flight and later explodes due to attack during World War II in Germany. A parachute descends.
A film titled 'VIII Fighter Command Lt. J.T Godfrey 336 Sqdn.(Squadron) 4 F.G.(Fighter Group) attacking 2 ME-109's on 23 December 1943'. Luftwaffe aircrafts ME-109 explode in Germany during World War II.
A film titled 'VIII Fighter Command First Lt. A. Rafalovich 334 Sqdn.(Squadron) 4 F.G.(Fighter Group) attacking on 14 January F.W.190 1944'. Luftwaffe aircraft F.W.190 explodes due to attack,during World War II in Germany.
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