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Eyes of the Navy (1940)
Effective recruiting film
16 February 2012 - 1 out of 1 users found this review helpful.
I agree with most of what has been said in the previous reviews. But one review stated that dive bombing was carried out at 500 mph. This is just a bit off, as the SBD Dautless had a top speed of 255 mph and the SB2C Helldiver's velocity not to exceed (Vne) was 295 mph. And these were the top of the line fleet aircraft used during the war. The lines about "open and airy barracks" and "lots of time off" may have been thought of as necessary to snag young men, but all that was really needed was the footage of aircraft in action to attract any young male into the Navy. It was interesting to see the 1940 footage of Pensacola, Miramar and North Island as I operated at all of those Air Stations during my career.
Retired Naval Aviator.
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