Royal Navy Supermarine Scimitar launching and recovery (1960)

The Supermarine Scimitar was a British naval fighter aircraft operated by the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm from 1958 until 1969
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excerpts from Royal Navy instructional film "Launch & Recover" (1960)

[@alexrussell574]

These things had a 51% loss rate, too heavy for aircraft carriers of that era. Brave, brave men

[@Horizon344]

Nice film thx, dangerous job all round. Brave men.

[@allgood6760]

Thanks mate 👍✈️🇳🇿

[@matthelord7695]

I have never seen a plane so ugly and beautiful at the same time

[@khonwang6263]

Where were they sailing? English Channel maybe
Update: I sent this to my discord chat group they are now Hawker scimitar and one is HMS Victorious

[@bertiesaurus]

They’re super marine scimitars

[@F14DSUPERTOMCAT]

Dude, what??

[@mrjockt]

Last aircraft design to come out of the Supermarine company.

[@alfincassimiro4878]

Very Nice !

[@dih9788]

:-)