THE EYES OF THE NAVY NAVAL AVIATOR TRAINING, PENSACOLA FLORIDA IN THE 1940s 21954

Produced by Warner Bros. in cooperation with the United States Navy in 1940, "The Eyes of the Navy" is a pre-WWII recruiting film that portrays the exciting life of young aviators. The film features basic naval aviator training in Pensacola, Florida (2:30) and advanced training at Naval Air Station San Diego, California (9:50). Various phases of instruction are shown, from classroom work and ground school,, to instrument training in a Link trainer (5:24), solo flight and carrier landings and take-offs from USS Enterprise (CV-6). Some other highlights include machine gun practice and skeet shooting (6:54), fixed gunnery practice (7:00), bombing and dive bombing practice, and simulated air-to-air combat. At 11:50 parachute training is shown. Features a bevy of pre-WWII aircraft including the venerable the Vought Corsair biplane, TBD-1 Devastator torpedo plane, and Catalina PBY Flying Boat. At 4:58 a catapult-launched scout float plane is shown launched from a platform. At 13:45, USS Enterprise is seen conducting recovery of aircraft. At 15:46, a war game is shown with dive bombers making drops on a range. The film ends with a remarkable montage and a flight of aircraft forming the word "USA"!
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[@scottmurphy650]

I love these old movies!
I went to AOCS in Pensacola in June 1981, Started Flight School January 1982, got my wings July 1983 and went to the A-6 RAG in August 1983. I joined my squadron, VA-95 in June 1984 while they were already deployed on USS Enterprise in the Indian Ocean. It was a great time to be alive!

[@PeriscopeFilm]

Thanks for your service to our great nation.

[@skipgetelman3418]

That was a better America than now by far We have become a mere shadow of the greatest generation

[@fredjohnson647]

Love the Navy! Pensacola is the greatest
Proud of all our military and so thankful for their service
Rosa Mary