CARRIER OPERATIONS ABOARD THE USS MONTEREY (CVL-26) Part 1

Description

1) HA MS F-6F a/c crashing; pilot scrambles out of cockpit.2) HA MCU F-6F; pilot in water next to a/c; a/c seen partly submerged, then sinks.3) HA MS F-6F a/c on flight deck; personnel seen nearby.4) HA MLS F-6F coming in for landing.5) HA MCU F-6F taxiing across decks of MONTEREY.6) HA MS Large group en'l. men standing near F-6F a/c; a/c has wings folded; pilot being photographed with Plane Captain.7) MLS F-6F coming in for landing on MONTEREY.8) MLS TBF landing aboard USS MONTEREY.9) HA MS TBF taking off from flight deck of ship and is airborne.10) HA MS Flight deck of carrier underway; F-6F a/c seen taking off. (SV)11) HA MLS F-6F getting wave-off.12) HA MLS F-6F coming in for landing; one wheel gives away, a/c makes crash landing.13) HA MS F-6F, with wheel gone, lying on side; crash personnel standing nearby.14) HA MS F-6F taking off.15) HA MLS TBF landing aboard carrier. (SV)16) LS F-6F's landing aboard ship. (SV)17) MCU Aerial photographer taking aerial photographs from open cockpit of SBD a/c. (SV)

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities