Sunday Cinema: The Romance of Naval Aviation (1970)
Quite a review of the types present in Naval Air in 1970…although they are missing one major player…
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Little Low A-6 in the middle, Little Not Enough Hummer in the groove, OK-3.
Note the suspend launch evolution at 1:08. Also decided lack of float coats on flightdeck personnel.
w/r, SJS
F-86 Naval variant landing towards the end of the reel?
FJ Fury
All we AIC types trained with FJ-4 types at NAS Glynco in days past. Fortune hunter squadron, as I recall.