US Navy F9F Panther Photo Recon Pilot Korea War 1953
This 25 minute US Navy publicity film dates from 1953, and it tells the story of what is involved in being a photo recon pilot flying the Grumman F9F Panther during the Korean War. The film opens with introduction to the VC61 Composite Squadron at NAS Miramar in San Diego, California where the new F9F …Read more »
RCAF Canadair CF-100 Canucks Role in Canada’s Air Defence 1957
In 1957, the Canadair built CF-100 Canuck was Canada’s front line fighter interceptor (along with having nuclear bomber capability), and the aircraft formed the formidable backbone to the defence of Canada’s airspace from Cold War threats of the day. These types of films follow a common theme with descriptions of the duties of the pilots …Read more »
RCAF Canadair Argus Patrol Maritime Operations 1960 – Training Flight to Gibraltar
From the 1950s to the early 1981 the Canadair CP-107 Argus was Canada’s front line maritime defence and and anti submarine patrol aircraft. Only 33 Argus aircraft were built and all the examples were exclusively operated by the RCAF / Canadian Armed Forces. Not too many period publicity films exist on the RCAF Argus, and …Read more »
RCAF Sea Island Rescue Operations 1950s PBY Canso H21 Flying Banana
In the 1950s the RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force maintained a base presence at Vancouver International Airport with an attached rescue squadron that included World War Two era PBY Canso float planes in the search and rescue role. This film which dates from the mid 1950s shows an acted simulation of the RCAF Canso crew …Read more »
US Marines Corps A4 Skyhwak Pilot Training Cherry Point NC 1964
This promotional film produced by the US Marines Corps in 1964 tells the story of what is involved in being a new A4 Skyhawk pilot at NAS Cherry Point in North Carolina. This all colour film shows the flight training involved to become fully trained on the A4 Skyhawk as well as the weapons delivery …Read more »
Tandem Aero IL-18 Pleasure Flight for Aviation Fans from Chisnau Moldova
Today it is essentially impossible for the hard core aviation enthusiast to secure a flight in an IL-18. Back in September of 2010, a group of aviation flight hounds took part in a series of pleasure flights aboard one of the world’s last passenger carrying IL-18s. They chartered Tandem Aero IL-18 ER-ICB from Chisinau, Moldova …Read more »
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