The Romance of Naval Aviation (1970)

[TARPSBird]

Something for everybody (at least the NavAir fans) in this video. :) Some of the scenes date to well before 1970 (F3H Demon tanking, Spads aboard ship) but still fun to watch.

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[Navy Chief]

Vigilantes were, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful aircraft. They may have been a maintenance nightmare, but they were impressive!

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[aeromed202]

Great video. Did I catch a Saber trapping near the end? Didn't know they were fitted for that.

[stormtrooper271]

The Navy used a version of the Sabre known as the FJ-2 and the FJ-3 Fury, I am pretty sure that is what it is.

[TARPSBird]

Yes, that looked like a FJ-3. We had FJ-4B's (AF-1E's) in the reserve unit at NAS Glenview until around 1965-66. The FJ is one of those Navy fighters from the 1950's that everybody tends to overlook.