WWII - Color, 1945, Pacific: Aircraft Carrier Marine Aircraft Practice Take Offs & Landings.

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - Color, 1945, Pacific: Aircraft Carrier Marine Aircraft Practice Take Offs & Landings. Slate: Roll 1 13May45 Young. Grumman F6F hellcat fighter airplane DD60 signaled & takes off from aircraft carrier USS Vella Gulf (CVE-111) w/ cable assist. DD54 takes off; DD59 take off; DD52 moved into place for take-off DD62; DD68; DD67 all filmed from deck. 10:21:13 From tower: landing. Slate: 13May45 Young. Launching Planes from CVE 111. T81 TBM Avenger Bomber launched; T80 launched; T82 launched; 10:22:21 Avenger landing, cable released; another lands, T81 taxiis forward; other landings, some rough. 10:24:00 Slate: Roll 3 13May45. Young Landing . DD62 F6F Hellcat landing, crew out & wings folded; other landings of F6Fs. 10:25:27 Take off from above of DD57; Landing of DD52, unhooked. Another lands & rolls off w/ blownout tire. 10:26:19 Good approach & landing of DD52. WW2 Marine Aviators Training; NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. VERY good color & action. NOTE: CVE-111 commissioned 09Apr45, arrived San Diego 04May to pick up Marine air group, leaving 17Jun45 for Pearl Harbor. Arrived Guam 20Jul45, sailed on 23rd for air strikes against Rota & Pagan Islands w/ F4U Corsairs, F6F Hellcat photographic aircraft & TBM Avenger bombers. Decommissioned 09Aug46. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk