Aircraft Carrier Pilot Training Pensacola 1960s& 1970s
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This video includes three films detail the training of carrier pilots in the1960s and 1970s. Scenes include USS Lexington (CV-16), USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), and clips of the following aircraft: T-34 Mentor, F-11 Tiger, E2C Hawkeye, F-14 Tomcat, A-6 Intruder, A7A Corsair, EA6B Prowler, S3A Viking, and SH3H Sea King helicopter.
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….oh boy…I …
….oh boy…I remember my first view…(gulp)…and then coming aboard in T-28’s and later my first trap and cat shot in the F9 Cougar …wonderful memories…and proud ones…!!
Harder to land a TA …
Harder to land a TA-4J than F/A-18, those were the days…
my grandpa was on …
my grandpa was on this boat
VT-6 in 1966. I …
VT-6 in 1966. I carqualed on the Lady Lex in a T-28, After we trapped they deck launched up for more. What a ride!
The good Ol’ Lady …
The good Ol’ Lady Lex. I remember my T-2C and TA-4J traps back in 82 on that rust tub like it was yesterday. Absolutely scared shitless the first couple of times.
the good ole boys …
the good ole boys club.
The Lex is short …
The Lex is short for the USS Lexington(a united states aircraft carrier). She comes out in this vid and is now a museum in Corpus Christi.
the aircraft broke …
the aircraft broke the sound barrier!! wow
what is Lex? please …
what is Lex? please explain me
Wow, I spent the …
Wow, I spent the night on that ship twice while i was in ROTC now that shes a museum. Im here to tell you that the Lex is haunted! And i didn’t believe!
Go Go WW2 Essex …
Go Go WW2 Essex class! Actually toured the Lex several times back when it was in Pensacola. Fine ship.
Sitting in Corpus …
Sitting in Corpus Christi with that small deck.
Yeah it is. Check …
Yeah it is. Check out “Night Carrier Approach and Landing” to see it in the dark, it’s even shorter.
That is one small …
That is one small deck…
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