Flight Deck Safety - Hazards of Flight Deck (1967)

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Made to promote flight deck safety, this Vietnam era film "Hazards of the Flight Deck" features footage shot aboard USS Forrestal (CVA-59). It was made in 1967, the same year that the ship suffered a terrible fire that cost 134 lives. It is unclear whether the film predates the fire, or was made in its wake. At 1:15, an A-4 Skyhawk is shown on the deck of the Forrestal, and at 1:21 is an F-4 Phantom. At 8:14 a flying dumptruck, the A-1 Skyraider, is seen. At 2:12, a closed circuit television system shows a Skyhawk landing. At 2:20, a Douglas A-3 Skywarrior tail 142662, breaks the wire and sails off the deck of the carrier. Many in the crew became casualties as a result of the incident, and the film examines the safety risks and policies that help ensure flight deck safety. These include at 5:15, a look at the issue of safe handling of rockets and missiles. (The fire aboard Forrestal in 1967 was due to mishandling of a Zuni rocket by a member of the deck crew.) At 11:10, SH-2 Seasprite helicopters are shown in use on the flight deck. At 12:21 the arresting cable is seen moving across the flight deck. At 13:04, another A-3 Skywarrior accident is seen. At 13:19, another flight deck accident is shown, this one involving what appears to be a Grumman F9F Panther. At 13:30, a jet tumbles off the flight deck into the sea. At 13;40, a North American FJ-2/-3 Fury crashes into parked aircraft. At 14:00 the narrator repeats the admonition that crew members should reduce their exposure…

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20 minutes

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Ephemeral Films

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