Joe Kaposi
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Who collects carrier mishap films? Wheels coming off, barricade traps, cold cats.
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Naval aviation mishap films on PLAT, 8mm or home video
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LFCFan
*Insert nerd wings here*
Growing up I had two tapes that were aviation mishaps (mostly on carriers) set to music that my dad had acquired. One was from a Naval aviator doing an exchange in his squadron. I don't know where they are now, but the first one can be found on youtube in several parts. They are all on the same channel, here's the first:
I have a friend on a different website, who is a NavAir historian. He collects, and has a huge film/vidtape library of carrier operations including all types of carrier mishaps/close calls... day & night.
Gary is a former Navy AW1, carrier helicopter rescue crewman/swimmer. He is quite proficient in restoring/converting old carops films/tapes. I think he might be interested in sharing or swapping carops media with you, ESPECIALLY... if you have film/video of your flight deck ops on HMAS MELBOURNE, back in the day. My last visit down under (1983-84), on a ferry from Circ. Quay to Manly, got a good look at MELBOURNE, moored at a deserted old pier across harbor, devoid of her beloved Skyhawks, sadly awaiting her final fate!
USS Ranger CVA-61) departing Sydney
Drop me a PM on here with your e-mail 'addy', & I'll try to get you and Gary "ChaffDog" together.
BzB
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RadicalDude
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LSO school puts out a product like this.
Does anyone have access to that video of the SNA T-45, spinout close in - crash into the island on the LEX? Pretty sobering re: the inherent danger of CarOps, especially during the early carrier training of our future NA Warriors... "Not all choker whites, etc......."!
Also, these aren't mishap films, but a spectacular sequence of a Canadian CF-18 Hornet low level crash at an Airshow practice in Lethbridge Airport, Ontario. The 23 July, 2010 mishap photos show in detail, the efficiency of the Martin-Baker ejection system. The MB was the first, and still the finest of the low altitude/airspeed "zero- zero" ejection seats!
I personally ejected (@ 5k, not 100' AGL), using the Douglas RAPEC (Rocket Assisted Propulsion Ejection Catapult). It worked fine, and I believe at that time '66, was a kinder, gentler compression of the ol' spine, as the MB hadn't shifted yet from shotgun to rocket.
*Note in sequence photo #1, the twin rocket flame as the seat/pilot "liftoff" out of the cockpit! In seq. #2, seat/man separation has occurred with chute already streaming prior to A/C impact. #3, chute fully deployed as A/C nose impacts ground. #4, Pilot well separated from the "fireball at the gates of hell"
BzB
Also, these aren't mishap films, but a spectacular sequence of a Canadian CF-18 Hornet low level crash at an Airshow practice in Lethbridge Airport, Ontario. The 23 July, 2010 mishap photos show in detail, the efficiency of the Martin-Baker ejection system. The MB was the first, and still the finest of the low altitude/airspeed "zero- zero" ejection seats!
I personally ejected (@ 5k, not 100' AGL), using the Douglas RAPEC (Rocket Assisted Propulsion Ejection Catapult). It worked fine, and I believe at that time '66, was a kinder, gentler compression of the ol' spine, as the MB hadn't shifted yet from shotgun to rocket.
*Note in sequence photo #1, the twin rocket flame as the seat/pilot "liftoff" out of the cockpit! In seq. #2, seat/man separation has occurred with chute already streaming prior to A/C impact. #3, chute fully deployed as A/C nose impacts ground. #4, Pilot well separated from the "fireball at the gates of hell"
BzB
Joe Kaposi
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Its just too bad this video was'nt uploaded at better resolution as there is a lot of good stuff on it.
Joe Kaposi
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No they do not. I had some good relations with two CO's at the LSO School a few years ago so i was able to get some stuff for my collection. The current CO has never answered an email from me. I know the school has masses of stuff, but its not as though they release any of it.
Joe Kaposi
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Yeah the Lex crash was a T-2 Buckeye.
Joe Kaposi
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Well he did mention Lex and crashing into the island. The crash your think of happened aboard JFK during 1998, i think the Lex may've even been out of service by that stage.
Joe Kaposi
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This is a good film, got to see it back in 76 when i was doing my training in the Aussie navy.
Joe Kaposi
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All great stuff from the SanDiego Air and Space museum. I'd love to get my hands on the tons of crash footage guys have on VHS tapes.