USS America on Yankee Station. 8mm tape of carrier action

[Troll]

What a gem!

USS America (CVA/CV-66) 8mm Film by US Navy Pilot, LCDR Neil Holben.

[Phantom88]

Oh What a Beautiful Gem!!! Thankfully they didn’t pollute it with “Mindless Music” seems like they might have edited in some “Jet Thrust” sounds…which is fine IMHO…Thanks for sharing this

[komemiute]

Anything with Intruders is awesome! See?!

[chipwich]

You didn’t expect to see porn today, did you kome?

[FrankPilot]

Lovely to watch, thanks. Cheers.

[WarPig]

My son and I just watched that whole thing, with him asking questions the whole time like “what are those people doing? Why do they have bombs? Why do their wings fold up?”

Thanks for sharing!

[Troll]

@Phantom88

edited in some “Jet Thrust” sounds

I wonder if they are just the sounds from the catapults?

Edit.
Just read the description. It was shot with a silent camera. All sounds are added.

[komemiute]

slow Jazz music
Oh yeah Baby, just like that.

[WarPig]

I had a suspicion that was the case based on the female Marshall/ATC voice. I don’t believe women had been integrated into the carriers yet then, and certainly not to the extent that they are today.