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Flight Deck Crews: Landing & Re-Spotting World War 2 Aircraft Carrier Planes

ZenosWarbirds
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Major air battles in the Pacific often turned on the ability of each side to quickly launch, land, re-arm, re-fuel, and then re-launch aircraft. These unique films offer a rare look (in color) at how US Navy carrier flight deck crews were trained to quickly land, park, fuel & re-arm incoming and relaunch aircraft. As a bonus, you'll see GM FM-1 "Wildcats" and Grumman TBF "Avengers" up close, handled expertly on the tiny deck of a CVE "jeep" escort carrier(This film had severe color shifts, so I digitally restored the color.)" Durng the battle of Midway, when American dive bombers caught the Japanese carriers Akagi and Kaga with decks full of refueling and re-arming planes, the resulting catastrophe for the IJN was a turning point in World War II. Zeno, Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In http://zenoswarbirdvideos.com Don't miss our "Fighting Lady-Carrier Ops" DVD for more WW2 carrier action http://goo.gl/rihw3 Visit our aviation DVD store at http://www.zenosflightshop.com for the World's largest selection of World War 2 & vintage jet aircraft aviation videos ...more
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Flight Deck Crews: Landing & Re-Spotting World War 2 Aircraft Carrier Planes
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2012Jun 1
Major air battles in the Pacific often turned on the ability of each side to quickly launch, land, re-arm, re-fuel, and then re-launch aircraft. These unique films offer a rare look (in color) at how US Navy carrier flight deck crews were trained to quickly land, park, fuel & re-arm incoming and relaunch aircraft. As a bonus, you'll see GM FM-1 "Wildcats" and Grumman TBF "Avengers" up close, handled expertly on the tiny deck of a CVE "jeep" escort carrier(This film had severe color shifts, so I digitally restored the color.)" Durng the battle of Midway, when American dive bombers caught the Japanese carriers Akagi and Kaga with decks full of refueling and re-arming planes, the resulting catastrophe for the IJN was a turning point in World War II. Zeno, Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In http://zenoswarbirdvideos.com Don't miss our "Fighting Lady-Carrier Ops" DVD for more WW2 carrier action http://goo.gl/rihw3 Visit our aviation DVD store at http://www.zenosflightshop.com for the World's largest selection of World War 2 & vintage jet aircraft aviation videos

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ZenosWarbirds

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