Carrier Operations Film Collection

This collection contains 6 movies and is Over 2 hours of video.

Title Description
Duration
Call to glory ca. 1960's

Story of the Paramount TV series "Call to Glory". The filming, and production based on the military advisor. Includes Project Warrior WWII P-51 Mustang combat pilots, And the story of Sgt. Mike Powers a hockey player on the side, who set his goal on Cross training for Para rescue.
Sound, Color

15:01
Carrier Air Control 1969

Welcome to the world of high speed flight. From the perspective of the Air Craft Control operator. Film discusses the training, duties and equipment of the operator.
Sound, Color

16:01
Carrier Catapults 1966 This training film offers a brief look at the Type C Mark 7, and the Mark 11-1 catapults. Including the functioning of the cat, as well as the locations, and duty procedures of the catapult crew. Great footage of the crews launching F-4's
Sound, B&W
14:34
Flight Deck 1964

This film narrated by Frank McGee, covers the flight deck operations on a typical carrier. Follow the crew from a pre launch party of the carrier through the flight operations. Great footage of take off's and landings of F-4's, A-4's. Including the use od the arresting hook, and catapults. Film ends with the funeral of one of the plots who did not return.
Sound, Color

41:49
Story of a Carrier Pilot

Follows the career of a Navy pilot Lt. Donald Watkins from joining his first operational squadron VF-96. See some of his training, in the Phantom, and a meeting with his commander and the commander's wife. To his successful launches from the U.S.S. Ranger.
Sound, B&W

25:06