Take a look at this video taken from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier U.S.S. Nimitz. This video features catapult lift take off from the flight deck as seen from the Primary Flight Control tower. The U.S.S. Nimitz was in the Pacific doing maneuvers about 200 miles off the coast of San Diego.
VAW-116 Hawkeye Squadron sings Outkast’s “Hey Ya”.
Video of an F-18 breaking the sound barrier…taken with a mobile phone!
This is an amazing compilation of U.S. Navy carrier operations in the Pacific during World War II. Plenty of landings and plenty of crashes. These are real men…very impressive to say the least.
In the 1960’s an experiment was conducted to see if it was feasable to conduct C-130 operations on an aircraft carrier. Although they were able to land, the margin of error was too close for comfort.
A torpedo takes out a boat, and I mean it takes it out in a big way! I haven’t confirmed this yet, but believe this footage is of Navy Frigate KNM Stavanger sinking after being hit by a single DM2A3 torpedo. Anyone out there know?
Check out this video of a Navy F/A-18 taking off from an aircraft carrier, flying and landing to the song “Magic Carpet Ride”.
Here is a video of the USS Oriskany aircraft carrier being sunk in order to create an artificial reef to attract fish, divers, etc. I think they really did it just to blow something up.
Ever wonder what it’s like to fly with the Blue Angels? Take a look and see…
“Bombs over Baghdad” - Some awesome clips from the Air Force and Navy…to music, of course. 