Amazing Color Kodachrome Movies of Wartime Naval Aviation at Pensacola F4U-1 F3F Vultee SNV Valiant

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2 жыл бұрын

The captions with this classic Kodachrome film from the U.S. Navy says it shows Naval cadets marching at Pensacola, Florida. Looks like some foreign students graduated as well. Silver, red, and yellow North American trainers in the film are both NJ fixed-gear aircraft and SNJ retractable-gear Texans. A twin-engine Sikorsky JRS amphibian takes off, and a biplane Grumman F3F fighter is fired up a bit later.
After scenes on a gunnery range, a Grumman J2F Duck amphibian is boarded for flight. The gray camouflaged Duck is marked "Photographic School", which may account for the fabulous Kodachrome movie film that was shot that day. Our experience has been that the Navy trained proficient, knowledgeable, and great photographers that captured the action well in World War II and beyond.
Early F4U-1 Corsairs show paint and markings consistent with 1942. Star insignia appear on both wings. And gray camouflaged Vultee SNV Valiant trainers numbering in the dozens reveal a mix of markings with the occasional red-centered star showing up if you look fast. These are similar to Army Air Forces BT-13s.
Ships in the film are said to be in the Mississippi River; wreckage may be in the Gulf of Mexico.
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@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Here's great action as a Corsair and F/A-18 fly at Sun 'N Fun in Florida: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g7mIgqqSr5myhqs.html

@martinpennock9430 2 жыл бұрын

This was my dad's Navy. He enlisted December 8, 1941. He was always my hero, as well as all the men and women of that generation. Especially if they served, at home or abroad. Those planes had to be built. Thanks again for all you do and as always God bless you and yours!

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

We are better people because of our parents' generation, giving us examples to live by.

@martinpennock9430 2 жыл бұрын

@@airailimages Yes sir, we are!

@stankakol5195 2 жыл бұрын

My dad, too!! Our dads were super!!

@martinpennock9430 2 жыл бұрын

@@stankakol5195 Yes they were!

@n176ldesperanza7 2 жыл бұрын

My Dad could well have been among the sailors in formation. He was a WWII naval aviator trained at Pensacola. A member of the greatest generation. Great film. Thank you, Dad.

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, and giving a tip of the hat to your Dad.

@AndreiTupolev 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding quality! That's full professional standard filming.

@10percenttrue 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous. And great music selection. Sobering to think that many of the pilots on this film would soon be off to Europe and the Pacific, never to return home...

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. I wonder how many of them survived the war, and are any of them still with us today...

@VictorySpeedway 2 жыл бұрын

Dittos to your comments and observations. The film made me sad wondering how many of those brave pilots came home, raised families, and had happy, productive lives. And how many did not.

@nomadfishermanak 2 жыл бұрын

Cradle of Naval Aviation, I loved going to my A school there as a young Marine. The brief we got from the brass about harassment of sailors was great, " do not sneak up on seaman in the dark and tape them to palm trees" 🤣. We had just got the new Marpat.

@Coffeybean117 2 жыл бұрын

Hated being locked down there for a year though

@arnoldcaines9012 2 жыл бұрын

I went through A school when it was in Millington TN. NAS Pensacola was my first duty station out of A school.

@nomadfishermanak 2 жыл бұрын

@@arnoldcaines9012 my dad went to TN in 73 for either crew chief or avionics not sure which one. He's a ch-46 guy and worked HMX-1

@machia0705 2 жыл бұрын

My Dad had a Marine sneak up on him and the Marine got a broken nose. My Dad lost two pay grades lol. That was in 1944. I tried to get into Annapolis in ‘69 but learned I couldn’t fly due to an astigmatism. Enjoy private flying, but always wanted to fly with the best, Navy and Marines!

@stacyobrien1729 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for bringing the film to light, otherwise we may have never been able to enjoy it. The old military movies are so cool to see. Awesome!!!

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

More to come! Thanks for watching.

@724bigal 2 жыл бұрын

What a treasure this footage is!!

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Yes -- we were pretty excited to find it.

@ChiefAUS 2 жыл бұрын

Another great find of your searches. The internet is useful for finding these old films. Thanks for bringing them to us.

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

You bet!

@nikonmark37814 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, I was lucky enough to be stationed at NAS Pensacola from June 78 thru December 81 and these videos remind me of my Naval Aviation days!

@davidrivero7943 2 жыл бұрын

I came for the Colors, stayed for the F-4's & completly enjoyed the whole video. So long ago yet this Film seems like yesterday . God Bless all our Airmans , living & gone. GO NAVY. !!

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@sski 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic film! Love the music, too. That AT-6 at the end with the snap roll... Awesome. Thanks, Fred!

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome. It is fun to find this footage, and fun to bring it to the light of day.

@josenighthawk 2 жыл бұрын

What an era! ... what an era! ... The F4U was my childhood's all-time favorite! ... God knows how many models of it I built! ... Love as well the short shot of the Sikorsky S-42 flying boat used notably for civilian travel throughout the Caribbean!

@Capt_OscarMike 2 жыл бұрын

Same for me...I'm 55yrs old...or about to be in a couple of weeks...born in 1966...I truly yearn for those days again...I built many models or attempted too...NO SNAP TOGETHER ONES EITHER...WE CONSIDERED THOSE AS CHEATS...Same as you, my favorite Qarbird or plane when I was young was the famed F4U...mid 70s...I built 2...those 2, a Huey, a B-17, and a B-25 were what I saw when I laid in my bed before closing my eyes... my dad had helped me (ok, he did it) suspend those birds above my bed through the popcorn ceiling securing them in the attic..my older brothers also had a few models they had built and we all shared a small room...it was the Den which Dad made it into our bedroom...we were packed in like sardines but didn't know any difference...and in fact...I honestly believe it was better that way...I am guessing... but don't believe the house I lived in, grew up during elementary school was even 1000 sq ft & there were 6 of us...but like I said we didn't know...especially as kids...don't miss want you don't have... Anyway, I would spend weeks putting those things together...glue everywhere...and I always seemed to never be able to place the decals on straight...aligned... Also had a few posters of Warbirds on our wood panel walls...The area we lived, although would be considered poverty or the lowest of the middle class, every family on the street took care of the yards and homes...there wasn't junk littering the lawns or sides...my father passed away in January this year... We, the family had all moved away including my parents 40+ years ago but the area was his home, his family, and where he wanted to be laid to rest...I drove by the old house...the little suburb of a relatively small Southern State Capital City was not as I remembered... the street was not as I remembered...and the houses, including our old home, looked like a crack-house... We never had money and worked since as long as I've been living...and that didn't include chores or work at home that included dealing with a garden, etc...Yet, I still contend we were so rich and blessed because of my parents...Most others in that area were probably the same way back then...but now...I truly don't get it... you don't have to have money (a lot) to take pride in what you do have...it made me feel really sad...for a few seconds then it pissed me off... a few people were out and I couldn't help myself but to yell out and ask if they had any idea how nice every house on that street used to be...why in the hell do people living "here" now not give a sh*t??? My kids, all older hate it when I get like that...and didn't want to make a sad trip even worse...In any case, sorry to go down an irrelevant memory lane out of nowhere beyond the models...guess just that thought took me back to a much better time for me...Hate to see the erosion of America happen than any "climate warming" BS... I doubt building models is ever done by kids these days...sure the glue has been banned probably...of course the parts, all choking hazards...but hey...on a lighter note, kids today can cut and paste a picture and piece those together on one of the digital devices they have...(sarcasm inserted)... PS...apologies again for the rant...but I'm with you on being someone who used to build models...Planes, Cars and one Motorcycle...the EZ-Rider Chopper...

@arnoldcaines9012 2 жыл бұрын

The opening scenes are AOCS graduation. Apparently, graduation for AOCS took place at the airfield. When I was stationed there in the 80s, graduation took place on a grassy parade field next to the Exchange which was near the cadets' barracks. Marine DIs were their trainers. I was looking at the buildings for something familiar but I'm sure as much time had passed between the shooting of this film and when I was there as has passed since then.

@rhark25 2 жыл бұрын

I've never seen any of these. What a great find!

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed this, and thanks for commenting.

@jonnybeck6723 2 жыл бұрын

All them 'Birdcage' F4u's... That is truly RARE and those, though the 1st iterations, look so baddass (!)

@robstanton9215 Жыл бұрын

Love it! Nothing like old warbirds to stir the blood! Those old birdcage Corsairs were neat to see. I think there is only 37 total Corsairs listed as restored or flyable but I think the number of actual flying Corsairs is far less.

@joeschenk8400 2 жыл бұрын

This color film is great. The F4U-1s, I think are from VF 17. This squadron was one of the first to receive the Corsair and were working up at this time. One Corsair has the number 17-F-25, which would indicate the 25th aircraft in squadron 17.Thanks for the post.

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for adding your observations.

@lancejohnson1406 2 жыл бұрын

Dead on. Jolly Rogers, probably March, 1943 after the unit had a decent number of Corsairs.

@joeschenk8400 2 жыл бұрын

@@lancejohnson1406 It is good to know "book learning" works!

@rudolfabelin383 2 жыл бұрын

This film is like a time machine.

@johnmarlin4661 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing film !!.Im class 30-64 grad lol. 1964 !

@ION400 2 жыл бұрын

!This is crisp for WWII vintage film

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

It blew me away when I first viewed it. Knew I had to put it on Airailimages.

@ichabodon 2 жыл бұрын

What a marvellous video of the heroes. Thank you for finding these great memories. This is where KZfaq scores highly in appreciation

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome

@gregoryemmanuel9168 2 жыл бұрын

Great silent movie footage, clear narrative, superfluous overly dramatic soundtrack.

@gregoryemmanuel9168 2 жыл бұрын

@Stream of Consciousness It was certainly a whole lot noisier in real life, of course I know that. But as far as I’m concerned the sound of big radials thumping away is one of the most compelling sounds ever and I can’t get enough. The music (for me) detracts from the remarkable purity of this unscripted, 100% authentic documentary. So, to each his/her own.

@flashy5150 2 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome, to see the F-4U Corsairs(A.K.A “Whistling Death”) in full color. Also, a lot of those other planes no long exist, and to see them in film, is the the only way we’ll ever see them again.

@rodgoddard5113 2 жыл бұрын

Great color archive footage, thanks for sharing

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@Chrisamos412 2 жыл бұрын

WOW! How enjoyable that was! Thank you for airing this amazing piece of history.

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@str8ballinSA 2 жыл бұрын

Check out those first version canopies on F4Us. Never seen one on video, awesome footage...

@scottbuildsthemall5124 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! What fantastic images for future modeling projects! Thanks for posting this!

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Yes -- some interesting markings and weathering on some of the airplanes. Thanks for watching!

@xj900man 2 жыл бұрын

The wonderful thing about film is that it captures the light from the past onto a chemical medium. Looking at this clear and colourful video feels like being in a time machine. How amazing.

@831BeachBum 2 жыл бұрын

Best movie I've ever seen of Naval Training aircraft.

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@ual737ret 2 жыл бұрын

Great film. Keep these coming, please.

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Working on more right now...

@HK-qj4im 2 жыл бұрын

It's just mind boggling to think of the sheer numbers of trained pilots and planes needed for WW2. There were training bases everywhere.

@andyandy4306 2 жыл бұрын

Love these…my dad was a WWII army vet. I would have loved to live in this period of history. Not that going to war would be fun. A lot of these kids lost their lives in training. Learning to fly some of these would be like learning to drive a Porsche at high speeds.

@gregboyington4896 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing thanks for posting

@geoben1810 2 жыл бұрын

The Navy does it ALL, and does it ALL at ONCE! NAVY veteran PO3 '73 >'77. Home based at NAS JAX FLA

@mikegardner9184 2 жыл бұрын

Where are all those trainers now ? Air shows in private hands I hope ! It is really good to see all of them in flying in formation . Seeing the Corsairs flying in the early paint was GREAT. Thanks for the view!

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

And thank you for watching and commenting. There are still some Vultee Valiant trainers flying, but after the war, many were sold as surplus just for their engine, which was upgraded onto Stearman biplanes to make better crop dusters, with the Vultee Valiant airframes being scrapped.

@motorTranz 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful 😍 Thanks!

@oat138 2 жыл бұрын

Magnificent post. Thank you. The last aircraft seem to be quite stable....

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you are watching. We appreciate it!

@alphasportstv 2 жыл бұрын

Gread footage, thanks for posting

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

You bet

@paulkielty3800 2 жыл бұрын

I all ways loved the Corsair ,made models or it when I was a kid gonna get another kit after seeing this ,great vid music was perfect as well.

@DylansPen 2 жыл бұрын

That is some spectacular old footage.

@jb6027 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I enjoyed this video very much!

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@tysoncott7402 2 жыл бұрын

super super cool footage

@tncavscout 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Love the history, especially in color!

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@wazzyman2875 2 жыл бұрын

What a Outstanding video. Thank U Brother for sharing !! Peace 👍👍💪💪💪💪💪✌✌

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

@Wowzers2006 2 жыл бұрын

This is really fantastic.

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, finding vintage color footage is very satisfying; we plan to have more. Hope you will take a look around the Airailimages Channel for other historic color film.

@fullborev8906 2 жыл бұрын

Really remarkable footage! It's so fascinating to see. Thank you for sharing a slice of history today.

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@stankakol5195 2 жыл бұрын

Terrific video! Thanks for posting ti!!

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

@rogerholloway8498 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Thanks for the share!

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

You bet!

@seafire14 2 жыл бұрын

Just superb 👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot 😊

@tarjas 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. Currently stationed at NAS Pensacola and recognize several of the buildings. Some of the open area of the former airfield is still open as part of Center of Naval Aviation Technical Training. A lot of history on our base.

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the updated description, and thanks for watching!

@scotsmanofnewengland7713 2 жыл бұрын

I visited the Naval Air Museum in Pensacola and was so impressed with the displays and all the informative displays there. I can’t wait to go there again. Thanks for this video.

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Yes -- a great museum collection; feels good to walk among all the classic aircraft. Hey, thanks for watching and commenting.

@Spawn-td8bf 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, just........beautiful. Thank you for posting and God Bless, Paul from Florida.

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

You are always welcome!

@Hawaiian80882 2 жыл бұрын

Love this

@mgcalianoaliano4648 2 жыл бұрын

God save the heroes,from to eternety! I'm Brazilian ,thanks

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

And thank you, for watching and commenting.

@hansblix8211 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful airplane

@simons.2948 2 жыл бұрын

Smashing film, great to watch thanks

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@radiobikini6429 2 жыл бұрын

This is really good stuff!! thanks

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@chrissakal532 2 жыл бұрын

I'm watching on a small screen but I'm positive that intermixed with the shots of SNV Valiants, there are some Vought OS2U Kingfishers with wheels. I try to make it to Pensacola every year so this is a real treat to see how it was during the war, long before Forrest Sherman Field and the Naval Aviation Museum were built.

@giljeep 2 жыл бұрын

kodachrome quelle qualité!!!! vraiment superbe merci

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Oui, nous devons tous beaucoup au film Kodak Kodachrome pour avoir conservé des exemples de couleurs de cette époque.

@kannah4394 2 жыл бұрын

Seems to be nice and interesting

@IdahoLessTraveled 2 жыл бұрын

Good photography and I'm sure people were amazed with the color as it ads so much to the overall film. Thanks for finding these great old pics...

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@TheDkeeler 2 жыл бұрын

No raised canopies on those early Corsairs. That's sure rare to see.

@gregfair1749 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video sir!!! Love seeing early war Vaught F4U Corsairs!!! Plus all the other early war aircraft. The wreckage in the gulf that was featured in a section of the video has me wondering if it was due to nature or U-boats though!

@bchmieleski 2 жыл бұрын

Very possibly from U-boats. My dad was a Navy photo instructor at Pensacola during WWII and told me he would go out on patrol in the flying boats and see what looked like whales in the water-they were U-boats. The oils slicks from their kills would foul the Pensacola beaches. Thanks for sharing these films!

@stretcherbearer1350 2 жыл бұрын

That's more color footage of the Vultee Vibrator than I ever believed existed.

@andreinarangel6227 2 жыл бұрын

Min 1:07. NAP - Naval Aviation Pilot (PO1 who was a naval aviator. Most were subsequently promoted to the Officer's ranks as the war progressed).

@UncleSam-bu9gz 2 жыл бұрын

Mine too, he was on the San Francisco at Midway.

@RivetGardener 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful color film of the graduating cadets and pilots. Lovey airplanes and people going to war. Excellent color photography, first class all the way! Too bad none of them were Paratroopers!

@KyleCowden 2 жыл бұрын

This looks like old Chevaulier field on the Eastern end of the base. NAS Pensacola now has Sherman Field on the Western end. By this time they had Saufley to the North and Bronson to the West. Not sure when Whiting came on line. This is an awesome video, thank you.

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome. And thanks for the interesting details on the various fields at Pensacola.

@MegaWetwilly 2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Ellyson Field, my dad was stationed there as a firefighter in the 60's till it closed down, then went to NAS pensacola where he retired after 35 years

@elliotdryden7560 2 жыл бұрын

After looking at it several times, I think that huge gaggle starting about 7:55 are Vought 0S2U Kingfishers. I know everything else is BT-13s with fixed gear, But kingfishers also had a fixed gear option that was used extensively for divebombing training. The horizontal stabilizer is quite distinctive and the wing is a lot further forward on the fuselage than the Vultee. Anybody?

@andradejurk 2 жыл бұрын

We can see the Brazilian flag!! Nice! Regards from Brazil....

@archangelofcoffee922 2 жыл бұрын

I always though the early 'birdcage' versions of P-51 and F4U looked cooler than the later bubble/wider range canopy variants. Especially building models as a kid, I always went for any kit (Tamiya, Hasegawa, Airfix) that had a birdcage Corsair over the later variants. No hate, just a preference.

@Laodell 2 жыл бұрын

I usually abhor music over engines. But in this case the music chosen was the absolute best considering the video would have been silent otherwise.

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

Right you are! Thanks for watching.

@j.davenport2646 2 жыл бұрын

The F4U-1 Corsairs are marked with VF-17 🏴‍☠️

@LockheedBlackbird 2 жыл бұрын

that is a lot of T6 Texans

@luciusvorenus9445 2 жыл бұрын

The hangers look like the ones at Corry Station FL that were converted to schoolhouses for EW & CT A-Schools.

@adstaton8461 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, I was one of them, CTO '83-'86

@luciusvorenus9445 2 жыл бұрын

@@adstaton8461 EW 89-90

@liuning66 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like one of the foreign nation is Chinese National Party with it’s flag shown @ 0:48, the same flag marking can be found on the famous WWII ‘flying tigers’ squadron’s P-40. How can one not feel patriotic when hearing Anchors Aweigh, Go Navy!

@Kfirc2 2 жыл бұрын

From what year is the film? Was the film originally shot in color?

@johnreep263 2 жыл бұрын

Valiant 21 looks like they replaced the left outer wing panel with an old spare, painted in the older yellow and meatball star. Probably had a ground loop.

@airailimages 2 жыл бұрын

I thought that too. Hey, thanks for watching.

@DennisPinpin 2 жыл бұрын

I spotted the flags of Brazil and the Philippines.

@CaneFu 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone know what that maneuver is called when each fighter peels off from formation one a time while rolling upside down? They are doing a kind of sideways barrel roll that I really enjoy watching and I would like to find more videos of that maneuver.

@6thmichcav262 2 жыл бұрын

Generally, a “Split S,” but peeling off can be part of a number of maneuvers involving a half-roll and a dive.

@leftypick4854 2 жыл бұрын

We can and we do build the best planes out there. Ever since the T-33.

@ricardopasten1123 2 жыл бұрын

Why dont you restore them with an 8k reader?

@ericbrammer2245 2 жыл бұрын

Well, this explains Flight 19....?!

@flybobbie1449 2 жыл бұрын

People don't change much, part with the young men standing with the flag, could have been taken yesterday. 1:21 Tom Cruise!

@spooky3120 2 жыл бұрын

Great footage! My repects to all that made our nation GREAT! (I can only hpoe for our nations future under the current administraton...)

@66RainySuper 2 жыл бұрын

Tom Cruise at 1:25

@gabriel22328 2 жыл бұрын

Bandeira do Meu Querido Brasil 0:58

@Bearlake1624 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@mrkitty1367 2 жыл бұрын

goodun

@alisajohnes6985 2 жыл бұрын

あの時代からフルカラーの映像撮ってた国に勝てるわけないなってつくづく思うわ

@ichabodon 2 жыл бұрын

All those aircraft at 20.20. That is why Japan lost.

@mysticwine 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing lacking

@user-bg1zb3xg9m 2 жыл бұрын

No1、ZERO No2、musutang、No3、KORUSEA

@DevilDogDen1775 2 жыл бұрын

Anchors Aweigh compared to Marine Corps Hymn.... Yeah, I'd say that Anchors Aweigh is a pretty gay song.... But the SEAMEN seem to like it....

@georget5071 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if this video would have been different if we had a transgender admiral in charge as we do now?

@kengou 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t see what difference that possibly could have made.