U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER LANDING MISHAPS PILOT TRAINING FILM USS CORAL SEA CORSAIR II 58214

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Made for U.S. Navy aviators by the Ralph Hall Company, this color training film "Carrier Landing Mishaps" shows a series of landing accidents, in an attempt to educate pilots about proper landing technique. As you might suspect, all of the accidents shown are linked to human error. The film was apparently shot aboard the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea Carrier (CV-43) with the assistance of Air Wing Reserve 12 (CARAIRWINGRES TWELVE). Most of the aircraft featured are Ling-Vought-Temco Corsair IIs, as well as the F-4 Phantom. The film was released in 1970. Note: most landing accident films were shot on video with a fairly low technology camera, known as a Pilot's Landing Aid Television (PLAT), and as a result some of the incidents are hard to see.


Opening title: Carrier Landing Mishaps (:06-:14). A plane lands on a carrier. Cockpit POV approaching a carrier. The Corsair II plane lands. Navy crewmen come out to assist. Pilot exits a cockpit. Corsairs land on the carrier deck (:15-1:45). The plane shown tail #154397 was part of VA-122 as NJ-262. Pilot in a plane, he grips the throttle. F-4 Phantom takes off from USS Enterprise (CVN-65), goes straight down into the water. Plane goes over the edge as seen from a deck camera (1:46-3:32). A pilot salutes and then takes off. Pilot ejects as he realizes something is wrong. An F-4 lands into the crash barricade, the plane and pilot are ok. F-4 engine fails as it takes off, plane corkscrews to the side, and crashes into the water. A pilot ejects shortly after takeoff as his plane malfunctions. A Douglas A-3 Skywarrior crashes into the water (3:33-5:29). A Corsair II is ready for takeoff. Director gives him hand signals. Plane lands and stops. Hand pulls on emergency brake, hits microphone key switch (5:30-6:35). Pilot in a Corsair II. A plane lands and stops. Crewmen walk over to him. Nighttime operations. During the day again, a plane falls over the side (6:36-8:00). Wheels under a plane. A plane is heading for the side and a pilot ejects. Animation of a carrier landing. A diagram shows a standard turn versus a tight or shallow turn. Animation of a glide slope. Another glide slope angle is shown (8:01-11:31). Animation shows a plane coming in for a landing. If approach is low, add power is shown in animation. Optimum glide slope is explained. A liquid landing is shown in animation and explained followed by hitting the carrier itself (11:32-13:33). Settling in the middle of the runway is shown in animation and explained. Depth perception, especially at night, can be a problem. Plane comes in for a landing (13:34-14:56). Establishing lineup is explained and shown with animation. Cockpit POV heading for the carrier, plane is coming in for a landing. Pilots hands on controls inside the plane. Plane is heading for the carrier to land (14:57-16:23). A plane lands and falls over on its side and catches fire. A Corsair II lands on the carrier's deck. A deck camera shows a plane land and fall on its face as the front wheel gives. A Navy deck camera shows a plane crash land on a runway. Pilot's view, Tailhook path shown in a diagram (16:24-18:03). A plane crash lands on its face on the runway. A plane crashes and explodes. Various planes are shown landing on the Navy deck camera and crashing (18:04-19:38). A plane is coming in for a landing. A crewman, the LSO (Landing Signal Officer) is on the phone. A plane lands near him. The LSO watches planes land on the carrier. LSO on the phone (19:39-20:43). A plane comes in for a landing, the LSO waves off the landing due to an issue. Corsair II raises its landing gear, continues to fly. A plane crash lands and the front landing gear fails. A Corsair II comes in for a landing
(20:44-22:04). A Corsair II is coming towards the carrier. A pilot in the cockpit. Deck crew watch a plane land. A crash as seen from the Navy deck camera. LSO officer watches plane land. Corsair II takes off. A Corsair II crash lands, fails to catch the wire and falls off the side of the ship into the water (22:05-23:58). End credits (23:59-24:28).

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