THE USS FORRESTAL, NAVAL SUPER CARRIER - 1954
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Channel: Historic Films Stock Footage Archive · 2013 · Education
For licensing inquiries please contact Historic Films Archive (www.historicfilms.com / [email protected]) 05:24:19 THE USS FORRESTAL. (1954) #268 AN ENLIGHTENING PICTURE AS $200,000,000 OF FIGHTING SHIPS JOIN AMERICA'S FRONT LINE OF DEFENSE. 05:24:42 SUPER CARRIER, FORRESTAL IN NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA. PANS AROUND SHIP. 1954. 05:25:00 CREW UNWRAP MASSIVE ROPE FROM DOCK. LOOSENS SHIP 05:25:09 TUG BOATS PUSH BOAT INTO DEEPER WATER. 05:25:14 PAN OF FORRESTAL AT SEA. REGULAR SIZED SHIPS AROUND HER ARE DWARFED BY HER SIZE. 05:25:26 HIGH ANGLE OVER CARRIER'S LANDING DECK. MONTAGE VARIOUS ANGLES OF CARRIER. HEADING OUT TO SEA. 05:26:53 NAVY PILOTS LAND FIRST PLANE ON DECK. BEING CONGRATULATED BY SKIPPER. CAPTAIN JOHNSON. ANOTHER PLANE LANDS & CAPTAIN SHAKES HANDS WITH PILOT 05:27:12 PLANE IS LAUNCHED BY STEAM OPERATED CATAPULTS. JET FIGHTER PLANE. 05:27:23 JET FIGHTER PLANE IS LAUNCHED AT NIGHT 05:27:33 SHOT OF USS FORRESTAL MOVING THROUGH WATER.
