Ryan M-1 airplane aloft. A parachutist leaves the aircraft and descends with parachute fully opened. Men in an airplane cabin take pictures with motion picture camera. A huge parachute, large enough to support an airplane, deploys from a biplane, in flight. (It may have been manufactured by San Diego parachute maker, Jimmy Russell.) The parachuting airplane swings widely as it descends beneath the chute.
A Navy Grumman F4F airplane crashes on the deck of the USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91) during training cruise off Hawaii, in November, 1944. The aircraft noses over upon landing and then flips over on its back. Ship's crew quickly go to aid of the pilot and extract him on a stretcher, from the cockpit.
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).
USS Akron (ZRS-4), Navy Zeppelin dirigible in the United States. Consolidated N2Y-1 training plane, equipped for trapeze hookup, fastens to the USS Akron. It disconnects and flies away. Three planes beneath the USS Akron airship. Another N2Y-1 attempts to hook up, misses and flies off. Belly of USS Akron. One N2Y-1 hooked on and others in background. N2Y-1 hooked on, releases and flies away.
N2Y-1 training plane, with trapeze-hook gear, successfully hooks up to the USS Akron (ZRS-4) airship. Akron crew member, Lieutenant Wayer, descends a ladder from USS Akron. He makes sure airplane is securely fastened to the Akron. He climbs into the airplane, which is then hoisted into the USS Akron.
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