# 1950s U.S. NAVY TRAINING FILM AIRCRAFT GROUND ACCIDENT PREVENTION 81064

This late 1950s / early 1960s unclassified black and white United States Navy Training Film is about preventing aircraft accidents. Various military aircraft are shown throughout the film as it discusses ground accidents (:38). A man working on an aircraft unknowingly knocks over a can of flammable liquid, sees it, and cleans it up (:49- 1:22 ). Most accidents are caused by carelessness, negligence, or ignorance. The Navy’s flight safety record is shown to decrease from 1947 through 1958 ( 1:31 ) and ground accidents from the same dates increase ( 2:03 ). A squadron of Douglas A-4 Skyhawk jet fighters is shown on the ground ( 2:10 ). Many parts and planes are scattered throughout the inside of the repair building ( 2:17 - 2:29 ). Damage inflicted on the ground due to accidents include a battered fuselage ( 2:30 ), smashed wingtips ( 2:32 ), and propeller chewed surfaces ( 2:35 ). A tool accidently left in a compartment ( 2:56 ) will damage an aircraft when its wings are spread. Many accidents occur when towing using a NC-5 ( 3:05 ), taxiing Wildcats with wings uplifted ( 3:13 ), ground turn-up of engines ( 3:19 ), and fueling ( 3:25 ). At (3;45) a Grumman F9F-8T 'Cougar' is shown. Safe ground operation rules are shown and then applied to each of the situations for rule one, using enough men ( 4:10 - 5:30 ). Two planes with propellers touched while passing ( 5:32 ). The complete depiction, including actual photos, show a $900,000 towing accident ( 5:46 - 6:35 ). The second…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/81064USNavyAircraftAccidentPreventionVwr)
- 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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