U.S. NAVY TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL MEMPHIS TENNESSEE RECRUITMENT FILM 81554

Made in the late 1960s by Wilding, this U.S. Navy recruiting film "BENEATH NAVY WINGS" begins with an anti-submarine warfare exercise. At :41, an enemy submarine is seen on the surface of the ocean. Above it flies a Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft. The airplane prepares to make a sonobuoy run and successfully locates the hostile boat. Later, at 2:40, in the scenario that unfolds over the course of the film, the crew of the Neptune tries to return to base but suffers a mechanical issue -- their forward landing gear won't come down.
At 4:10, the crew makes a low pass over a U.S. Navy control tower (staffed by a female air traffic controller). The controller verifies that the forward landing gear won't come down. Then, in a scene reminiscent of "Dr. Strangelove", a crew member braves the forward landing gear area to try to get the gear to go down.

The film then digresses to look at specialized Navy training schools throughout the USA, including the largest one in the nation, the Naval Technical Training School at Memphis, Tennessee. Here the specialists of the Naval air arm are trained. Various training is seen from fire fighting (9:01) to water survival (9:17), carrier deck safety (9:40), and aircraft operation (10:38). Academic and classroom book work are shown at 10:50. At 13:00, the film shows how Navy men also are suave and charming -- as one of the recruits gets to dance with the woman air traffic controller seen earlier (note the jukebox in the background).

At 14:36, work with machines is shown and mechanical training and engineering. At 15:00, an airman gets trained in how to use an ejection seat, and at 15:18 metal work and refrigeration systems.

At 16:30, plane hydraulic controls are examined by crew chief candidates. At 17:24 the instructor says, "There are two laws in aviation: the law of Gravity and Murphy's Law. The Law of Gravity states that what goes up, must go down. Murphy's Law states that if an aircraft part can be installed incorrectly, someone will install it that way." At 19:30, electronic and radio systems are studied, and this is shown in further detail at 23:00. Various ratings are explained ... ordnanceman are shown at 23:00...fire control technician ... air controlman...bosun's mate...photographic intelligenceman...parachute rigger...aerographer's mate...photographer's mate...and more.

The Neptune aircraft shown in the film belongs to Patrol Squadron FIVE (VP-5). VP-5 is a long-lived maritime patrol squadron of the United States Navy. It is the second squadron to bear the VP-5 designation. VP-5 is the second oldest patrol squadron, the fourth oldest in the United States Navy, and the 33rd oldest squadron in the United States military. The P-2 Neptune was developed for the US Navy by Lockheed to replace the Lockheed PV-1 Ventura and PV-2 Harpoon, and was replaced in turn by the Lockheed P-3 Orion.

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