# " FLIGHT DECK " 1964 AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) DOCUMENTARY (Part 2) 26814

The "Dupont Show of the Week" was an anthology program that ran from 1961 to 1964, often featuring significant Hollywood stars and comedians. The programs also featured the occasional documentary, including this non-fiction film entitled "Flight Deck". Produced and directed by A Wasserman, the hour-long program from 1964 offered an inside look at the operations of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) aircraft carrier. The fourth Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the United States Navy is depicted recovering McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawks, Vought F-8 Crusaders, and McDonnell FH Phantoms. PLEASE NOTE: This is part two of a two part show; we do not have part one available at this time. (TRT: 28:40). Film begins in progress. Men of a catapult crew remove helmets and climb into a cabin to smoke cigarettes on a break (0:08). Aerial photography of a McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. Refueling to clarinet music. A load is jettisoned to the ocean below (0:42). Skyhawks fly in formation. Approaching the USS Theodore Roosevelt. Narration: “The 9a.m. launch of 22 planes was almost over…” (2:38). Flight controllers on headsets and radios. Deck crews stand by to recover the aircraft (3:15). Preparing for a tailhook, four steel cables are spread across the carrier’s flight deck. A plane approaches and makes a successful high-speed landing. Taxiing and marshalling jets. A Landing Signal Officer (LSO) speaks on a telephone, guiding the pilot of a Vought F-8 Crusader. An…

- Kind: Documentary
- By: PeriscopeFilm
- Genres: Documentary, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/26814-flight-deck)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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