Aircraft Carrier Film READY ON ARRIVAL

Gritty Vietnam-era aircraft carrier operations. Early deployment of Grumman A-6s along with A-4s, F-4s, and the occasional RA-5, 1965. Scenes were made aboard the USS Independence. The film was finished in 1966. (At about 22-and-a-half minutes into the film, copyrighted music was removed, resulting in a silent passage of about 2 minutes, fyi.) USS Independence (CV-62) served until 1998. The carrier was decommissioned and scrapped after years of storage.
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Here's another historic aircraft carrier action video from the Airailimages Channel: • The Attack Carrier

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While we're visiting the 1960s, take a look at the Rail side of the Airailimages Channel with this vintage film of the Hillcrest Lumber Co. steam locomotive in service on Vancouver island in 1968: th-cam.com/video/9YdMGy27Nek/w-d-xo.html

[@Spawn-td8bf]

Love these historic films,made back when Grumman was synonymous with naval aircraft. Thank you for posting and God Bless, Paul from Florida.

[@richardszymanski3345]

spent all my time on aircraft carriers

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We enjoy hearing from veterans represented in these films. Thanks for watching.

[@jjohnsonTX]

at 10:00 , the narrator finished aircraft description, without mentioning the Vigilante, which lands aboard at 10:15.
Just loved that airplane.

[@richardbowles7690]

Priceless insights into history. Note the careful choice of words. And what was considered high tech, then. Thank you.

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And thank you for watching and commenting.

[@stevenwiederholt7000]

90,000 tons of diplomacy.

[@richardszymanski3345]

Still get emotional see

[@oldsalt7534]

I had a high school classmate on the Independence in '65 and '66. We enlisted together and went to A school (ATN) together but he flunked out and was sent there as a "plane pusher". I actually ended up on a destroyer and wouldn't take anything for that experience.

[@ErnieAlgorriernietheattorney]

Whoa------At 6:25-6:30ish, is that Cmdr Vogt and Lt. Barber with VA 75 the Sunday Punchers? If so, Rest in Peace--a grateful nation thanks you. Lest we forget...........

[@alfs222]

!!! Thank you very much!! Very good video!! СПАСИБО БОЛЬШОЕ ВАМ!!!!

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You are welcome.

[@Chilly_Billy]

Thank goodness Congress funded the super carrier fleet AND strategic bomber force when it looked like it would be one or the other back in the early days of the Cold War.

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

What Super Carrier Fleet? Decade later. Cannot give congress😅 that much credit. James Forrestal had something to do with this as well. Congress support?

[@mandyfox9376]

Fly Navy 💙

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

But did they have a vegan menu in the chow hall?