On Board Uss Forrestal (1950-1959)

Pinewood Stock Cans material -
Material filmed on board the American aircraft carrier USS Forrestal at sea.
Back view of US Navy jet fighter plane revving engines prior to take off. VS of engineers working on jet engine in a workshop. Several close ups of jet on deck with wings folded. Top shots of planes on deck showing warship sailing alongside. More shots of jets (including Phantoms) on deck. Quick aerial shots from plane above deck. VS of jets flying overhead. Various shots of different kinds of jets being moved around on the large flight deck. VS of officers inside control tower. Shots from deck elevator / lift coming up to flight deck. More shots of planes on deck. Landing and taking off. Aerial views of carrier and escorting ships. VS of pilots and deck crew chatting. CU of senior officer looking through binoculars from bridge. Plane takes off. VS of carrier being refuelled from tanker ship pulled alongside. Shots of planes being worked on down on lower decks or in hanger deck. Back view of pilots in classroom / briefing room. VS of long corridor on ship. VS of sailors relaxing and eating in ship's canteen. MS of sailor reading in bed. MS of planes landing. A twin bladed helicopter lands on deck.
FILM ID:3393.05
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[@TheTurk56523]

That's F'ing Insane!!!!!!! Taxiing a A1D in the Hangar Deck from L3/4.

[@Lipo]

My dad was Air Boss '58-59 on the USS Forrestal.

[@jkaposi]

Nice film.

[@colintraveller]

Sound ???

[@rodneyrhoads7975]

wasn't launched until 55

[@briancooper2112]

Cool video!