Hook Down, Wheels Down: Above and Beyond

"Hook Down, Wheels Down": THe history of naval aviation and the aircraft carrier, from the Langley to the Kennedy. Great black and white documentary footage combined with interviews with naval aviators, including aces and heroes such as Gay, Valencia, Vraclu, McCampbell and others. Includes the launching of B-25s, from the Hornet, the Lexington hit and sunk, the battle of the Coral Sea and Midway. Leyte Gulf, the Marianas Turkey Shoot, The Invasion of Saipan and Kamikaze raids on U.S. ships. Then, in color, "Action and Beyond": The story both of the making of a naval aviator and how air operations work at sea. Some of the best carrier footage available. Includes coverage of F-14 Tomcats, The A-6, EA-6B, S3-A, LAMPS helicopter, carrier landings and takeoffs, F-5 and F-14 dogfighters, and more.