I was 11 years old in 1944, when I first saw this film at the Fruitvale Theater in Oakland, California. It had an amazing positive audience reaction when it was shown. We were so proud of our Navy and their flyers. Sad to say, I lost my Uncle on one of the aircraft carriers in the Pacific.

@LemmyCaution66

3 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry to hear about your uncle. Might this hero rest in peace. Kind regards from Belgium 🇧🇪

@thunderbird1921

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your family's service (and sacrifice). May your uncle Rest in Peace.

@hodaka1000

2 жыл бұрын

Do you know which carrier ?

@user-sh2mk8ew4c

2 жыл бұрын

That is cool story. Minus your loss. To watch this film in theater.

@duartesimoes508

2 жыл бұрын

The worst of it is that your Uncle doesn’t even have a known grave, I guess. That must be by far the most difficult to endure. May he somewhere rest in peace.

That’s my dad at 14:34 writing a letter home….he was a US Marine attached to the USS Intrepid CV 11……his battle station was the port side forward gunnery tub….and he was seriously wounded on 25 Nov 1944 when kamikazis hit the ship……they got general quarters around noon and were ordered to shoot at the sun…..very dangerous day……

@markspencer171

2 жыл бұрын

hero ! anazing

@rescuepetsrule6842

Жыл бұрын

SEMPER FI!

@MrWhiskers65

Жыл бұрын

Handsome fellow.

@unitedwestand5100

4 ай бұрын

But, this is the Yorktown, CV-10, This film was filmed entirely on it. If that's him, he's on the wrong ship.

@unitedwestand5100

4 ай бұрын

This Ship is currently located at Patriot's Point, in Charleston,.SC, if you ever want to go aboard some day.

I can never watch films like this without feeling deepest gratitude, love and admiration for all who served in WW II, especially my dad and all my uncles. They stood in the gap from the early days of the war and on to the very end in Tokyo Bay. Never has a son (and nephew) been more proud. They are the ones that taught me to love my country sacrificially and with passion. They taught by pure example. No bravado. I and my brother chose to follow their examples in the '60's, and have always been very glad to have had the opportunity and the honor of doing so. Not a single regret. Ever.

@user-sh2mk8ew4c

2 жыл бұрын

They were a special generation. I loved all my grandparents.

@lawrence1960

2 жыл бұрын

My dad and and seven uncles fought in all theatres….all made it home.

@troycarpenter3675

2 жыл бұрын

Amen!

Lt. Taylor was pitch perfect narrating this. That’s what Ive always imagined a fighting man’s voice to sound like back in WW2

I never realized that the U.S. built 151 aircraft carriers in WWII. The majority of them, smaller, “jeep carriers”. They were CVEs and CVLs of about eight or more classes. I found this very interesting. Today, there is talk of bringing back the “jeep carriers”. They are fast, nimble, and can access areas where larger carriers can not go. 151 aircraft carriers. Awesome.

@Russia-bullies

2 жыл бұрын

The baby flat tops are called assault ships these days. As they are cheaper to buy & run,the USN are interested in them.

@BobbyOfEarth

2 жыл бұрын

Not too many people care about the old constructs of war anymore as, ..I'm seeing a huge shift in the consciousness of the people, moving towards a society focused more on aligning with Heart centered consciousness and a world that's based on cooperation, rather than competition. There's a new energetic blueprint being transmitted from the Universe and it's promoting a world of peace and prosperity, to take humanity closer to achieving our highest potential..

@hk-wr2jt

2 жыл бұрын

@@BobbyOfEarth lol

@straybullitt

2 жыл бұрын

@@BobbyOfEarth Dream on Bobby....

@troycarpenter3675

2 жыл бұрын

@@BobbyOfEarth I guess that's why there are more wars now than ever. Religious(that includes the religion of atheism) economic, race, and political. I think you glasses Bobby .

I remember seeing this film maybe sixty years ago, when I was a kid and televisions only came in black and white. In those early days of television, (mid-1950's), local stations often showed old films to fill in their daily schedules. I also remember "The Mickey Mouse Club", "Romper Room", and "Captain Kangaroo". Many of the movies were comedies, like Laurel And Hardy, but often they showed WWII propaganda films, like this one. If one wished to learn what Navy life was like during the war, this film is a great example.

Having just spent a night on the Yorktown(they have programs available for different groups) sleeping in the same bunks you see in the video, what an amazing piece of history.

You sailors on the high seas, and you pilots, serving your Country with distinction, and bravery, We salute you all, god bless those who we lost , and to those who survived these hellish battles, We thank you for your service.

Thank you to all Veterans! I salute the flag that you proudly protect. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

I just met a 98 year old WW2 vet who told me about this movie. He said he was aboard this ship when this was filmed. I met him in Goshen, Indiana. He thinks he can be seen in one of the background scenes in this movie...

@hodaka1000

2 жыл бұрын

Even if he couldn't be seen in the film he's a real star

@shananagans5

2 жыл бұрын

My grandfather was on Iwo. He was involved with securing the airstrip. Back in the 1970s he used to tell me a story about how the first bomber landed on Iwo for emergency repairs before the fighting was over. Years later I saw a film of that first bomber landing on Iwo. Grandpa can't be seen in the film but it was kind of odd watching a 75 year old film knowing my grandfather was watching that same event live and in person.

I was a raidoman 2nd class aboard the "Fighting Lady" in 1960.

@dace938

3 жыл бұрын

int qrk? (how do you read me). RM3 73-77

@ThumbsUpKitty

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for serving

@gd2795

3 жыл бұрын

Mmm

@XxBloggs

3 жыл бұрын

The fighting Lady was the Yorktown

@Leo_Pard_A4

3 жыл бұрын

You must be very good in holding your breath.

Truly the Greatest Generation that fought and died for the freedoms we have today! God bless you for your sacrifice and courage.

@OdeeOz

2 жыл бұрын

What a shame they let the following generations eat America alive from within, like parasites. :'(

@marksolheim6188

2 жыл бұрын

I do not know one WWII Veteran That would claim this title. The Greatest Generation was that of our founding Fathers, who pitched a Revolution, from 1775 to 1783 to create a Country conceived in Liberty. Every one a Volunteer who risked their freedom, their property and their lives, not to mention the lives of their families as well. Of the 16 million men who fought in WWII, 10 million were drafted. They had no lofty thoughts of Freedom. Liberty, or the creation of a new Country. Their only thought was to fight, win the war and get home to their families and jobs that they were taken away from. I am not saying that they were not Brave, they were, I simply do not want those that founded this greatest of all countries to lose their place of Honor. I do not know why Tom Brokaw wishes to slight those of Our founding fathers. Perhaps he wants what they did forgotten. What ever reason, he is wrong for doing so.

I served 2 years on the Lexington... I left the ship in October 1969... I always treasure those years.. as uncomfortable as sleeping aboard and showering.. I loved being a part of that ship's history.. As the ship's Magazine Editor, I got to work in the ships Photo Lab. Lots of Negatives were filed there from World War 2.. showing the damage on our Carrier by Kamikaze Attacks.. Horrendous.. My battle station was portside aft Gun Tub... I was the Phone Talker for that Battle Station.. Thank God it was during Peace Time.

@dragonmeddler2152

2 жыл бұрын

David, I know exactly how you feel. I was privileged to serve two cruises in USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) 1966-68 and one in USS Oriskany (CVA-34) in 1969. Although I was part of the CAG (VA-192) these "old" ships, especially Ticonderoga, hold a very special place deep in my soul. Tico was a combat vet of WWII with a huge repair scar in the hangar deck plating where a kamikaze's bomb exploded. She fed me, bunked me, took me all over the WestPac and gave me a million flight deck memories nothing else could ever match. Ticonderoga was sold for scrap in 1973; Oriskany was scuttled in the gulf off Pensacola for a diving reef. Not a fitting end for these two great warfighters.

Love the literal swipes at the beginning! Literally just someone moving paper...

Although they never came out & said it here I can tell you that the home base carrier “The Fighting Lady” here is without a doubt 100% The USS Yorktown not to mention The Yorktown’s name is “The Fighting Lady” for those who didn’t know

@shelbyseelbach9568

2 жыл бұрын

It is the title of the KZread video. Duh?

I MET ONE OF STREICHENS NAVY CAMERAMAN IN NYC AT PROFESSIONAL CAMERA REPAIR WHAT A GREAT MAN WHO COULD & DID REPAIR FILM CAMERAS AND EVEN MACHINED A SMALL PART FOR MY NIKON PRO F2 ,, FANTASTIC ,

No disrespect for our flag here. Think about it, major respect. Proud of all that served. 👍👍👍. 7-26-21

This film is shown onboard the USS Yorktown I toured the Yorktown in 1999 and viewed it in the ships theater. Amazing tour loved every second the smell of old metal and oil throughout the ship still fresh in my mind.

@richardcline1337

3 жыл бұрын

This is NOT the USS Yorktown but the Yorktown II. The original USS Yorktown sits at the bottom of the sea near Midway Island. Many people don't realize this and should be reminded. I am not a huge fan of any of the Essex class carriers since the US decided that the two original Pacific survivors of the war that were in it at the very beginning did not deserve to be preserved as museum ships like several of the Essex class were that did not come close to the Sara and Big E!

@EgoFiveFiveSix

3 жыл бұрын

@@richardcline1337 it's still the Yorktown.

@richardcline1337

3 жыл бұрын

@@EgoFiveFiveSix, carries the name but not the heritage.

@EgoFiveFiveSix

3 жыл бұрын

@@richardcline1337 she saw a lot of combat, so I’m sure that’s debatable by those that served on her.

@richardcline1337

3 жыл бұрын

@@EgoFiveFiveSix, maybe so but like the USS Enterprise, you can use the name but it's never going to be the Big E, just a carrier with that name. The same goes for the Lexington. The real Lexington lies at the bottom of the Coral Sea. So any carriers using those names are NOT the same.

If you ever get the chance, She's on display in Charleston, SC at Patriots Point. It's a great tour.

@treadhead

2 жыл бұрын

SPOT ON DON : MOUNT PLEASANT , S.C. / CHARLESTON , DEFINITELY WORTH VISITING, MILITARY HISTORY ON DISPLAY.

Thank you USS Yorktown CV-5 and her crew for protecting my home so I could be born in relative freedom. Though this is not the CV-5 the CV-10 was named for the brave beauty to carry on her memory. Lest we forget.

Dad is a plank owner from 15 April 1943 to 26 March 1946. I toured her in the late 90s at patriots point SC Charleston harbor. He was a gunners mate in ww2. Second Section , 2nd Division.

@bossHogOG

2 жыл бұрын

Who’s “dad”?

WOW..the definition of Courage..these men were heroes

I've seen it before, but I'm going to watch it again. Just too remember my family members contribution too the War. My Uncle/Moms brother AAC 40 - 46, her brother in law Army Tank Corp, 41 - 45 or so not sure. Herself and her Older sister worked as Welder's in the Navel Ship yards, Washington and Oregon. Later 41 for my aunt, and June of 42 for my Mother God Bless Them All. Also my thoughts go out too as Peter Jennings stated the Greatest Generation. Thanks so much for your work in providing this knowledge again. 👍🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸👍 PS. I also want too thank all that have served since. Thanks.

RIP Yorktown crew.

I always liked these old documentaries especially old military documentaries about , American Civil War , Teddy Roosevelt San Juan Hill, WW1, WW2, and Korean War histories and the weapons that were used in these wars and the battles..... I like the history of the M60 Patton Tank it is my most favorite tank.... I also like some of those foreign wars also many wars, and battles that were long before the invention of firearms the Romans, Ottomans, Greece, Mongolians, and many others....

I was on the USS Yorktown ...We went on a field trip with the cub scouts. It's on the Cooper river in South Carolina.

Bravo Zulu - nothing's changed ! God Bless the USN !

Battle of midway, not only did the CV-5 version that this ship is named after survive 1 attack from Japan's best dive bomber crew, it survived 2 and kept going, it wasn't until a Japanese sub came and hit it with 3 of the 4 (one of the 4 torn the ship mored to it in half!) torpedos it sent out did it finally sink and it took all night to do it then even, what a freakin ship.

Amazing to see, my dad was a corpsman in the Navy during WII.

@PeriscopeFilm

2 жыл бұрын

God bless your dad for his service to our nation.

The greatest of honors I give to these brave souls who overcame evil with righteousness. 🏆

Greg “Pappy” Boyington, CO of the Black Sheep Squadron, was actually on Truk when this attack happened. He and another couple prisoners were in a bunker on the edge of the runway. Ironically one of the Avenger pilots that was shown taking off from the Yorktown would join him at a POW camp in Japan after getting shot down on this sortie.

@sagebiddi

3 жыл бұрын

Wow!!! I am a avid pacific theater buff and have consumed alot of info and knowledge on those "bastards" and this is the gem of anyones collective prowess on the whole ordeal or telling in my opinion and you should be paid everytime you retell or recall this tidbit ...as we know soon these things will be lost on subsequent generations ...it's bittersweet as I am a navy boy from a navy family. Uncannily these very events led to my very existence. My father and grandfather were navy men and my mother side is native pacific islanders and I believe you may deduce without ceremony what this begat as I write this lol. Well personally with personality I thank you many times good human for sharing this. I mean this for I am appreciative if your doing this especially in knowing it could be so easy to not take time to type . Tha k you

This Navy vet (73-77) spent 3 hours on the Fighting Lady at Patriot Point in Charleston 2 weeks ago.

@dalehood1846

2 жыл бұрын

Also Navy vet, 73-77. Served aboard USS BLANDY DD-943, 74+75, aboard USS VULCAN AR-5, Both out of Norfolk. Machinery Repairman 3rd class. Thank you for your service. GOD Bless

@dace938

2 жыл бұрын

@@dalehood1846 I did boot at GL - Sept 73 Co 364. USS Caloosahatchee (AO98) the USS Mount Whitney (LCC20). Radioman RM3 (now obsolete !!) Thank YOU as well. Have blessed day Dale.

@dalehood1846

2 жыл бұрын

@@dace938 I also did boot at GL, company 333, one of the first to get "new" uniform. I wanted the "cracker Jack's" old style. We were told the Navy was no longer going to use them. We could buy on our own. Except for a Med cruise, all my time was easy coast. Even on the VULCAN, we cruised quite a bit. From Halifax, Nova Scotia south to the carribean. Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and other ports. Where were you on your ships? Have a great day. God bless you and your family. Buddy

@dalehood1846

2 жыл бұрын

Should have been "East" coast.

@dace938

2 жыл бұрын

@@dalehood1846 I was pissed that we didn't get cracker jacks ! Had a GREAT north Atlantic cruise on Mt. Whitney....2nd Fleets flag at the time... Portsmouth England, Dublin, Hamburg, Amsterdam. GREAT cruise. I wouldn't trade those 4 years for anything. Via the USN I have 2 degrees, a great career in corporate world and now 4 years into my retirement with wife of 45 years. GREAT yakkin' with ya Dale.

Ward Carroll showed a video about this, so when I saw it pop in you tube...I had to see the whole thing.🇺🇲

Brave men like my father who fought in the infantry against the Germans and millions of other airmen, sailors, coast guard, and marines who fought in WW2 are the finest and bravest men the world has ever seen! I salute each and every one of them, yet I am sad that this bravery no longer exists in the United States today! This was definitely the Greatest Generation!

@kwhp1507

3 жыл бұрын

Most of what you say is very much true, however the same bravery seen in the men and women during WWII is what prompted millions to enlist and serve multiple tours in a desert hellhole near the taint of the planet.

@francisbusa1074

2 жыл бұрын

I've met many young veterans who served in hellholes like Iraq, Afghanistan and other places, some having been wounded, and all sacrificing something far beyond the average American. They volunteered. I thank and salute them all.

@michaelhorn4540

2 жыл бұрын

@@francisbusa1074 i salute and honor all our veterans past and present, but I must emphasize WW2 wasn't just a conflict in another country for a political agenda, which was what Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan turned out being, but WW2 was for the survival of our own country, as well as the country's of our allies around the world. It wasn't just fought in one country, but was fought world wide. The bombing of whole cities full of citizens into complete destruction as well as fighting enemies who didn't go by the Geneva convention and were so ruthless and cruel it finally took 2 atomic bombs to stop it. War is hell , but during WW2 it wasn't just about fighting bad guys, but the existence of our nation and the protection of its citizens and most things that happened in WW2 have never been allowed in any war since

@williamallencrowder361

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelhorn4540 Stay in your pay grade. FDR goaded the Japanese into attacking us so we would enter the War. Sadly many hundreds of thousands died to feed FDR and Churchill’s egos.

@michaelhorn4540

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamallencrowder361 lmao, you must be a Biden supporter

Great video! Thanks for sharing. I was 8 years old in 1967 and watched the Queen Mary come into Long Beach Harbor for the last time from the flight deck of the Yorktown. My Dad was an engineer for ITT Corporation at the time and was installing some new electronic equipment on the USS Yorktown for a special mission off the coast of Vietnam. The Yorktown was docked very close to where Queen Mary finally tied up. Pop took me along that day and we watched from the flight deck. It was quite a site to see. I'll never forget it.

@PeriscopeFilm

3 жыл бұрын

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@francisbusa1074

2 жыл бұрын

Tommy2059 I and my wife were also on the flight deck that day, right on the forward edge, watching the Queen Mary come into Long Beach. I was stationed aboard USS Gridley DLG-21 in L.B.

@Tommyd2059

2 жыл бұрын

@@francisbusa1074 Very cool that you and your wife also witnessed that event. Have you seen the video of the Queen Mary arriving, but from the other side of the harbor. You can see the Yorktown in the background at the 33-36 second mark of the video. kzread.info/dash/bejne/a46i0ttxeJjMcqg.html

@rickbeckham4401

2 жыл бұрын

I was a Hospital Corpsman striker aboard the Yorktown and I watched the Queen Mary dock that day also.

Competent, Brave and honorable. America and it’s allies fought and died to defeat Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan so the world would be free to prosper in peace. They were role models for us all and I’m grateful.

@killermaden8395

3 жыл бұрын

You can’t forget to put Italy on both sides

Thanks and salute US Nsvy👍🇳🇿

@PeriscopeFilm

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Subscribe and consider becoming a channel member kzread.info/dash/bejne/gXh2uZWphsTOhag.html

Thanks for your great services tha set us free.

What's funny is Amazon wants to charge you an extra $2 to watch this in HD...LOL What an epic film!! Thank you veterans and GO NAVY!!

55:15 oh god that is so beautiful a carrier strike group in tight formation. land based air forces had huge bomber groups in the european theater, but the pacific was quite different - one plane, one bomb, aimed like a gun by a pilot with his plane diving straight at the target.

From the US, UK, Canada, S Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India even Russia etc. The greatest generation.

2:36 A couple of Curtiss SB2C Helldiver dive bombers. This wasn't a popular aircraft; it was also called "The Beast" and "Sonovabitch 2nd Class". However, it was tough and heavily armed with a pair of 20mm cannons in the wings. You'll see some of them still flying in the 1976 version of *Midway*.

This is what men, women and real heroes look like, God Bless every last one of them, I pray their all in a better place!👊🙏🇺🇸

Much respect for these men. My Aunt worked on the planes, the screws. Sadly, good timing, I wonder how many are aware of what's going on with our united enemies right now. 9/2021. Praying.

@OdeeOz

2 жыл бұрын

*Well ma'am. If they say they are **_woke,_** they are really blinded by the Marxists/Socialist/Communist dogma being pumped at them every second of every day. Sad fact of the matter is, they are too dumb to bother thinking for themselves rationally, or even attempt using critical thinking. ... Do you think they'll be shocked when they are put on the dole, and forced labor for the elites?*

@JustJulesAgain

2 жыл бұрын

@@OdeeOz Yes. I think a lot of folks are going to be shocked. Mainly because they get their info from the talking heads, on the tell lies box. No outside research, or talking to real people, not paid actors. Tried telling them some of those professional criers on that TV are just that. Actors, crisis actors. They look at me and say, the g.o.v.mint would never 😷🤫🤢🤐😖 lie to us... Just shake my head. There's many on here too.

Coming from a military family and personally serving myself I can honestly say God doesn’t make em as tough as he did with The Greatest Generation. Think about WW2 for second. When we’re 17,18,19 young men we had 2 things on our mind, well at least in my group we did having just graduated HS we had girls & trucks on our mind but back then these young men likely had cars & women on their mind but instead they ran to pick up rifle and sent all over Europe to fight for THE 🇺🇸. Just amazing to me.

@lordphullautosear

2 жыл бұрын

Back then kids matured more quickly. They weren't mollycoddled, they had at least part time jobs, and responsibilities. They knew what the Founders intended, and believed in the principles on which our Republic was founded. They had a sense of community, and risked their lives to keep it all when the war came. Most of today's young punks haven't clue 1 and will likely never understand, sadly...

Theres a series on the Battleship New jersey y'all need to check out. The curator is super knowledgeable and puts on some great YT videos.

@garbo8962

2 жыл бұрын

Ryan S. Guy produced over 200 vids. Most about BB62 New Jersey. He should have his own show on the hidtory channel.

Amazing!!!

This is my dad's ship. Albeit he served on it during Vietnam.

Very interesting video. I liked the fact that it was a very long one. Learned a lot from watching it.

@PeriscopeFilm

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

God bless all American service men and women!

Ernie Pyle who wrote the dispatches sent state-side about" The Fighting Lady "was on board USS Cabot CV.L.28 for some weeks. Big brass liked the stories and applied them to all carriers.

@stevemccarty6384

2 жыл бұрын

Two of my favorite WWII GI's, Ernie Pyle and Bill Mauldin. Just finished re-reading "Brave Man" and so they were. Pyle didn't survive the war and when I was a pilot in the Marine Corps I'd fly over Iia Shima the little Island upon which he was killed and point it out to my wingman. Mauldin of course survived and wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times for generations.

Nothing like the smell of cordite in the morning, makes you feel warm & fuzzy inside.

No shots of the dentist. My grandfather was the dentist on the Yorktown, was hoping id get to see him.

Actor Robert Taylor narrating: he held officer rank in the U.S. Navy.

America didn't play back then.

Note the first Yorktown was sunk at Midway in 1942.

This should have many more up votes.

Hey periscope films. You don’t own this film. It’s in the public domain.

Good.

what a brave American and Japanese Soldiers I salute them for their heroism

@dace938

3 жыл бұрын

bonzi

Can't see that 20th Century Fox Logo without the Bohemian Rhapsody or Simpsons movie variant in my head.

@jeffross5424

2 жыл бұрын

star wars as well..."a long time ago in a galaxy far far away..." 😀

The 2 world wars were the only wars worth dying, or losing family members for. There is no question that none of the deaths were in vain. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the multiple following conflicts.

@marthakrumboltz2710

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps if you compare N Korea to its southern counterpart, you might just wish to revise that statement.

@submechanophobia768

Жыл бұрын

@@marthakrumboltz2710 Why? Do you think American, Canadian, British troops felt like they were saving the world. The Korean was regional as well as the Vietnam war, which in a sense where proxy wars between Russia and the West, More of a test or each other's capabilities, Troop and weapon wise. I doubt too many soldiers felt much pride engaging in a conflict on the other side of the planet, especially Vietnam. The global war was a threat to every corner of the worlds regions. People actively signed up to do battle with a tyranical society hell bent on taking over the globe. Doesn't compare to the last dozens of proxy wars that followed.

53:48 "these little monkeys are fancy fliers" oof !

Some names for ships are immortal. Generation after generation they distinguish themselves. Yorktown is one of those names.

@johngregory4801

2 жыл бұрын

As is her sistership... USS Enterprise.,CV-6

Tough as ship.

A 20th Century Fox film REALLY worth watching! 🇺🇸🦅⚓🔧🛠️

America used to be awesome.

I watched half of this while asleep

Dad was on the Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) back in the early 60’s. When it was in San Diego I got to go aboard. I had just finished 9th grade.

@bossHogOG

2 жыл бұрын

No he wasn’t. Dad was just a boy in the early 60s.

@tazmod7272

2 жыл бұрын

@@bossHogOG : I was speaking of my dad.

She came in to Peral Harbor, Chief master of repairs said." It will take 6 weeks for repairs." He was told you have 48 hours and he did it. 48 hrs she was sailing again.

@teamstr259

3 жыл бұрын

It's amazing isn't it. No red tape just get the job done.

@fredjones7705

3 жыл бұрын

@@teamstr259 And she went to Midway and got sunk due to incomplete repairs. She had to go but don't think for one minute that by ignoring "red tape" she was ready.

@losttribe3001

3 жыл бұрын

This is about the USS Yourktown (CVS-10). The ship you’re talking about is is the USS Yorktown (CVS-5) and it was sunk shortly after the Battle of Midway (1942). They are two different ships, but with the same “Yorktown” name. But an amazing feat nonetheless and worth mentioning because the Yorktown was the reason the US won that particular battle.

@fredjones7705

3 жыл бұрын

@@losttribe3001 Yes we were talking about CV-5 and this film is about CV-10,,,,So?

@killermaden8395

3 жыл бұрын

@@fredjones7705 actually the ship didn’t sink due to incomplete repairs it sank when it was about to be towed back to pearl, by USS Hamman when a Japanese sub launched 3 torps. The first split the Hamman in half and sank it, the other two hit the Yorktown and it was abandoned and sank sometime later.

Sounds like Robert Taylor!

@spikespa5208

4 жыл бұрын

It is.

My Pepe was on a ship like this mabe this one he went threw the Panama canal.he was cheif mechanic and photographer

Wow this Captain sure sounds like Gen Patton in another video I seen. ; ) LOL

Salut

cool

The difference between a top Industrialized nation and lesser developed nations in the world is clear in this film. Just about 25 years earlier there were no bonafide aircarft carriers. But the US, well known for their technological development, was capable by 1943 to build gigantic carriers like the Yorktown, complete with the best aircraft and very well trained personnel. his tells a lot about what it takes to be a world leader. You need an Educated workforce, a technology-based economy geared to Innovation, you need Science. All this requires a society with long-term objectives, willing to work hard to reach them. On the other hand, it must be said that the Japanese Empire also had these characteristics, So much so that Japan with a lot of help from the US eventually became a world economic power after the war.

@marthakrumboltz2710

Жыл бұрын

How many persons do you think could operate a slide rule these days?

@osvaldoschilling9129

Жыл бұрын

@@marthakrumboltz2710 the problem is deeper still. Few know what a logarithm is.

Why does "Jocko" sound a lot like Henry Morgan (Col. Sherman Potter, M.A.S.H.)? Still, whether it was or not, the voice adds a sense of authority to the story's portrayal of the skipper.

@pgtmr2713

2 жыл бұрын

I was trying to place the voice, thankks! :-)

@atomicrhythmexperience4087

2 жыл бұрын

It may well be him, he did a lot of WW2 films and training films. He Was also in “A Wing and A Prayer” as a navy pilot.

@jb1934

4 ай бұрын

The audio definitely didn't sound like it matched the video, but nonetheless I was amazed to see the guy at all, a name I only knew from books. The doc doesn't say what ship it is, so I'd kind of assumed it would be mostly a stilted yet lightweight sort of treatment and was half asleep. But woke up around minute 12 to realize the narrator had said 'jocko'. Went back to min 6 and couldn't believe it. That's when I knew this was for real. The more I watch and read about this stuff, the less I can understand what the hell the Japanese were thinking. They messed up the Russians and Chinese pretty good, that's where it should have ended.

Ward, the Curtiss SB2-C was named the Helldiver. It was a dive bomber expected to replace the Douglas SBD Dauntless.I've heard the Curtiss SB2C referred to as Son of a Bitch 2nd Class. It was a very big aircraft as compared to the Dauntless.

My first model ship. Then I built the Constitution. 🤗

I am dying to know what that tattoo is or means If'n anyone reckons please thank you and obliged..

@25:00 is like the arcade gaming machine of the 1980's.

Some little fibs in this. Actually the British invented the AC, dive bombing, torpedo planes etc.

That grand old lady had a wooden deck, believe she met her faith at Midway. But the big "E" survived the most decorated ship during WWII. Instead of making a museum out of her the government gutted her and cut her up for scrap.

@douglasturner6153

2 жыл бұрын

You're thinking of the 1st Yorktown. A gallant ship by any standards. Supposedly sunk at the Coral Sea she limped back to Pearl Harbor. Then after a quick fix joined the fleet off Midway where her planes sank some of the Japanese Aircraft Carriers. Then she absorbed both air strikes from the Japanese Carrier Hiryu. Thus sparing the Enterprise and Hornet. She started recovering from that when a Japanese submarine sent her to the bottom. A very worthy ancestor of the Fighting Lady seen in this film.

_salutes_

Why do you always leave that silly PF clock running on the screen. It covers so much detail.

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Is this the documentary of the Yorktown class carrier, USS Yorktown, or the Essex class?

@JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJRRRRR

2 жыл бұрын

Essex new class replacing the original Yorktown that was sunk at the battle of Midway

24:10 Then we'll reach out and really help our ally, China! Oh, how times change!

@cheatham777

3 жыл бұрын

Communism is a disease it should be treated like one Unfortunately we seem to be infected Semper Fi

@miller7759

2 жыл бұрын

@@cheatham777 Amen Brother!!!! Down with RED!!!

@hodaka1000

2 жыл бұрын

@@cheatham777 The real veterans the greatest generation the fascist fighters are rolling over in their graves because of the rise of the extreme right

With the basic navigation equipment used back then, how did our aircraft find their way back to the carriers, that were always moving?

@StumpyDaPaladin

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes they didint

@straybullitt

2 жыл бұрын

They knew the position of the carrier when they took off, and the estimated position when they were due to land. If all else fails, you just fly a course 180 degrees difference from the course flown to the target, and you are bound to stumble across what is typically a fairly large flotilla of ships that are required to support a aircraft carrier. It's basic navigation using time, speed, and distance, along with a compass course, and predicted or observed wind speed and direction, which allows fairly accurate navigation over relatively short distances. Or even long distances sometimes. That's how Charles Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic. All of the navigation is gone over in the pre-flight briefing. It was probably much more common to land on the wrong carrier upon the completion of a mission, than for a pilot to get lost and not be able to find the carrier task force.

*Today's generations will never know the hardships that the Depression Era brought on their relatives. Nor the pride in a days solid work, to put food on the table for family. Nor the pride in America, that rallied Millions to fight the Fascists & Communists of 1930's through the 80's. No sir, today's generations just sit back with all that idle time wasting on their hands, instead of standing up for the Nation that has given them so many freedoms. Watch how they whine, when their idle time is ripped from them, and they're forced to work at jobs that make the rich, richer.*

FIRST AID STATION WORK I'VE DONE FOR MOST OF MY RED CROSS CAREER

Whencameras come out, the officers that are Aholes come out. Here the biggest one comes out. Good thing they stopped filmingwhen he started his acting career. If he issued an order on camera causing an accident, they would have confisicated the footage. WHO KNOWS. Maybe it did happen, didn't see Captain Hollywood anymore.

please ignore the timer at the bottom of your screen.

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Why is that count timer in the lower screen?

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Here's the issue: Tens of thousands of films similar to this one have been lost forever -- destroyed -- and many others are at risk. Our company preserves these precious bits of history one film at a time. How do we afford to do that? By selling them as stock footage to documentary filmmakers and broadcasters. If we did not have a counter, we could not afford to post films like these online, and no films would be preserved. It's that simple. So we ask you to bear with the watermark and timecodes. In the past we tried many different systems including placing our timer at the bottom corner of our videos. What happened? Unscrupulous KZread users downloaded our vids, blew them up so the timer was not visible, and re-posted them as their own content! We had to use content control to have the videos removed and shut down these channels. It's hard enough work preserving these films and posting them, without having to spend precious time dealing with policing thievery -- and not what we devoted ourselves to do. Love our channel and want to support what we do? You can help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference.

"Our ally China" ?? Not really. but they didn't know that yet.

How about flattop?

Now in the modern US NAVY they can't say " pilots man your planes" Now the correct phrase is "aviation people , populate your aero mechanial vehicles."

@marthakrumboltz2710

Жыл бұрын

Robert, I’ve often wanted a book that shows all of the cute three letter acronyms that seem to be so popular in written conversation today. Since I don’t own a cell phone and never shall, it is increasingly difficult to understand what is being said. Perhaps I shouldn’t know?

@robertstack2144

Жыл бұрын

@@marthakrumboltz2710 You have great insight beyond all of us

@44:22 the mysterious BEARDED pilot.

@marthakrumboltz2710

Жыл бұрын

Many captains allowed crews to grow beards then. Like cigarettes, smoke em if you got em. Air crews often lived a separate life than sailors on board.

Essex class?

I think… points, condenser, carbs. No gps…

Is it just me, or was that a Hellcat being shot down at 54.08? Difficult to tell, but I thought the wingtips and tail looked more Grumman than Mitsubishi...

@None-zc5vg

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed: the wingtips appear squared-off, like an F4F or F6F, but that could be the gun-camera film-quality.