Hands to Flying Stations Scimitars and Sea Vixens
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Amazing to see what the UK was once capable of.....
Excellent period piece - Mk1 'Vixens, Scimitars, Gannets - even the old piston-engined Whirlwinds and yes, a Skyraider.
Hermes and Victorious?
Excellent period piece - Mk1 'Vixens, Scimitars, Gannets - even the old piston-engined Whirlwinds and yes, a Skyraider.
Hermes and Victorious?
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David P,
Excellent find
Nothing changes, though: Hermes turning through 180 degrees as the poor old planeguard maintains station off the port wait, ready for the next launch 
Excellent find
Nothing changes, though: Hermes turning through 180 degrees as the poor old planeguard maintains station off the port wait, ready for the next launch Chief Bottle Washer
did the FAA and RAN FAA operate after dark?
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The Bucc looked nice in white and two-tone as well.
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YouTube - joluqa's Channel is nothing more than a rip-off of the original Look at Life short entitled 'Flight Deck' made in 1960 - but without the correct sound track.
The Look at Life original includes more shots - and along with 8 other Look at Life aviation shorts can be found on the excellent Look at Life - British Cold War Jets DVD available from the usual DVD outlets for about 12 quid.
me but it just might be Hermes and Centaur and Victorious Scimitars cross operating on the other two
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Dark Moon A-rising
Further to the senior P's comments, we certainly did night fly and regularly when the ship and squadrons were worked up. Not only by night, but also in foul weather, without a moon, without a diversion in the middle of the Indian Ocean and operating from a deck completely blacked out apart from red centreline lights and the meatball. We relied heavily on good ATCOs who talked us down on a CCA and then it was "centreline, speed and height" until a trap or "bolter".
There were accidents and too many losses, then, but we accepted the dangers and got on with the job.
Operating from the deck was a thoroughly satisfying experience when using catapults and arrester gear, I just hope that the Future Carriers will be so equipped if and when they fully commission with the RN.
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There were accidents and too many losses, then, but we accepted the dangers and got on with the job.
Operating from the deck was a thoroughly satisfying experience when using catapults and arrester gear, I just hope that the Future Carriers will be so equipped if and when they fully commission with the RN.
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Carrier where most of the footage is shot is Hermes - pendant no. R12, deck letter H visible multiple times through the footage.
Second carrier however looks larger and noth therefore a Centaur and pobably not Victorius, although part at least of her air group is visible.
Profile of bridge and island structure suggests an Audacious class - perhaps Eagle ??
Bluntie
Second carrier however looks larger and noth therefore a Centaur and pobably not Victorius, although part at least of her air group is visible.
Profile of bridge and island structure suggests an Audacious class - perhaps Eagle ??
Bluntie
as a former SATCO on the 'Canoe' nothing more pleasurable than giving good CCA's in the middle of the night. The "boat" drivers always managed to find the only weather in the area to make it more interesting...
Agree with Softie, excellent quality. Cracking bit of footage. what's the music? Seems very appropriate.
One of the Sea Vixens appears in my departed old man's Log Book a couple of times in '65 so that was especially good to see.
Thanks for the Post Mr Parry. The Golden Age of Flying Clubs I understand!
TN.
One of the Sea Vixens appears in my departed old man's Log Book a couple of times in '65 so that was especially good to see.
Thanks for the Post Mr Parry. The Golden Age of Flying Clubs I understand!
TN.
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Yes its Hermes. Looks like the second is Eagle, which would put it in the late 60s. Great to see the Type 984 working. Contrary to other accounts it was very reliable and incredibly capable. The whole thing looks heavy and complicated, but it wasn't. The Cossor IFF antenna was heavier than than whole 984 which was just a big glass fibre tub. Victorious had 7 fighter directors, all of which could carry out individual intercepts. It blew the USAF away, even with Sea Hawks. They had nothing like it and it was the genesis of Aegis. This was in the late 50s.