CASTAWAY U.S. NAVY WORLD WAR II SURVIVAL FILM PART 1 22140

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One of many survival films made during WWII, Castaway shows simple skills that can be used in the event of an emergency. Reel 1 (featured here) shows how to survive a bail-out from an aircraft over the ocean, inflation of a life raft, and navigation to a safe harbor. Along the way are lessons about distilling water and shark repellant. Reel 2 shows survival on a tropical island typical of those found in the Pacific Theater of the war.
Produced by Willard Pictures for the Bureau of Aeronautics in 1944, “Castaway” is a black-and-white film that opens with the sounds of aerial dogfight and a pilot parachuting from his aircraft. “You gave ‘em a big dose of good ol’ American lead. Then that Jap sneaked up and got you from behind,” a voice-over explains at mark 00:45. Now that pilot is headed for the water, “to set up housekeeping in the long, green drink.”
What follows is a dramatic “How To” for any World War II pilot who found himself unfortunate enough to have been shot down. After safely landing in the water, our pilot recalls how to properly inflate his life raft and climbs in (as the narrator chastises his technique and reminds the pilot - and the audience - of the proper way to enter a raft. The majority of the film is set on the water, and at mark 04:45 the stranded pilot begins to take inventory of his survival kit. After consulting the kit’s map at mark 06:15 and trying to calculate his position, our pilot attempts to head for land but a shift in the wind direction stymies his plan and he decides to rest.
Morning comes at mark 08:20, and the pilot must contend with sunburn, a parched throat, hunger, and seemingly diminishing chances of rescue. “But there’s food and drink in the ocean,” the narrator reminds us at mark 11:55. “Try that first and keep the rations as a last resort. A fishing expedition proves successful and at mark 14:13 the downed pilot is reminded that the meat will provide nutrition and the fish juice will save his water supply. The sound of an aircraft lifts his spirits at mark 18:45 as he breaks out a sea marker from his kit but it was an unsuccessful attempt (a splice conceals the subsequent events) and at mark 19:00 our pilot is in the middle of stormy seas as a storm passes - only to have a wave tip over his raft and he loses some of his supplies. The site of a dry island at mark 21:19 gives him renewed hope and he eventually comes ashore and a search for fresh water begins.
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD. For more information visit www.PeriscopeFilm.com

[@Alfredo_413]

i love the sarcastic tones that people have in these instructional films and the narrators always have such an "I told you so" attitude

[@stephencaramenico8698]

That was the attitude that saved lives. Think of the consequences or else.

[@bernardtaylor7768]

That style of instruction was called negative reinforcement and if used correctly the students will remember most of the lessons.

[@jerrynewberry2823]

The I told you so was because they did. Didn't pay attention, it's your life buddy. No skin off my ass. Today's aviators carry a satchel with them that I'm sure could hold some tennis shoes, a .22 revolver, and a flop hat.

[@CaptQtip]

Could you imagine being stranded in the pacific and this joker is making fun of you.

[@gbear1005]

Actually would make an interesting sci fi short....

[@LukeA1223]

Dell Massey if I’m stranded in the pacific I’m gonna be making fun of me... won’t even hear anyone else!

[@jacobestes6289]

and he's in your head..............so you can't shut him up.

[@animationspace8550]

@@jacobestes6289 Well I guess we will go out together

[@jacobestes6289]

@@animationspace8550 I go alone but the more the merry ER

[@xaosbob]

The amount of narrator sarcasm and sass in these survival training videos is amazing.

[@mariekatherine5238]

It's supposed to be the internal dialogue that will enable a man to survive. Whether it works or not, I don't know and hope I never have to find out. It doesn't seem realistic because he never thinks of his demise, at least not aloud!

[@robertbrawley5048]

Yea well this aint going to work out well. .

[@robertbrawley5048]

What land? I dont see no land

[@brianjschumer]

Its 1940's Hollywood's portrayal of the "New York sarcasm..Wouldnt work now, but fun for you chum..

[@jacksons1010]

Consider the audience. The makers needed to keep the attention of the young men who might find this information a matter of life or death, so add some sass. Makes sense.

[@crazyturd143]

Sound editor: how many times should I loop that plane sound effect in the beginning? Producer: yes!

[@drops2cents260]

Alternatively: Producer: "well, you know how long the film is, so why do you even ask?" :-)

[@crazyturd143]

@@drops2cents260 Ima be real with you, I have no idea what you're trying to say.

[@officiallefishe]

im glad i wasnt the only dude who noticed that

[@charlesbowles7304]

One of my relatives served in the South Pacific aboard a B-24. He told me being stranded at sea was his worst fear.

[@williamedgarperrigo9813]

the submarine is right below him having a steak dinner.

[@Eagle-od1im]

Lmao

[@drops2cents260]

Either that or Pizza Friday - and they had the gall to not invite him to join. How shockingly rude. That wouldn't do in the Royal Navy - they'd at least send him a slice via one of the torpedo tubes along with a cuppa in a well-sealed container (and probably also a complimentary dram of Brandy or Single Malt to cheer up the old chap a wee bit until he's rescued). ;-)

[@bruv.6001]

My friend: what's your favorite old movie Me: It's complicated

[@37thraven]

This kicks the pants off of most of the gunslinger cowboy clones. With all the attitude too

[@johnwatson3948]

Thought we might see him lying dead on the sand with the narrator saying: “that’s right… you couldn’t find food because you didn’t look hard enough”.

[@mygoldfishdrown5178]

This is better than alot of movies nowadays

[@Anvilshock]

Certainly better than people obstinately refusing to spell "a lot" correctly in ridicule of the common sense and basic education they ought to have.

[@jameslovesjesus2033]

​@@AnvilshockI bet you are a real hit at parties where real people interact with one another. 😂

[@Anvilshock]

@@jameslovesjesus2033 You'll never know. I don't go to parties of stupid people.

[@jameslovesjesus2033]

@@Anvilshock yeah I'm sure. You're too busy correcting people's grammar online lmao

[@Anvilshock]

@@jameslovesjesus2033 There's no inalienable right to have negligence silently tolerated. Mistakes happen. Willfully adopting some randomly picked-up misspelling without verification and despite better education is as conscious a choice as not washing your hands after having a piss.

[@crogsmash1611]

'well Madeline, lets get paddlin' is my favorite line

[@marco3dartist]

Back then if the dude dies, the narrator is like: HE COULDN'T CUT IT. YOU CAN DO BETTER.

[@TomMcRand]

my father was like that. that was the way it was

[@ghstie]

I can hear the accent lmao

[@markdemell3717]

This is just desensitizing brainwashing garbage.

[@marco3dartist]

@@markdemell3717 How so exactly? It seemed like pretty straight forward survival info of the times. What exactly was "brainwashing" about it?

[@jacobestes6289]

thats right....plenty more where you came from (not you, but you know what I mean)

[@julianhermanubis6800]

It's almost as if a sarcastic god were mocking poor Carter's predicament.

[@bunnyfoofoo9695]

LoL...he should have sung louder in church!!........lol...

[@incognitotomato9061]

These naval aviators are equipped with much more gear than I thought they would

[@deletednet3919]

Yeah but think about how much of it was actually used tho, kinda sad

[@QuintTheSharker]

And then retrieve your Standard Issued Volleyball and use him as a companion during your stay.

[@siddokis2945]

And the lipstick and hole cutter. LOL

[@oceanhome2023]

You get your own Wilson !!!!

[@Russia-bullies]

You should teach the castaways to hunt sharks.😄

[@wesleyalan9179]

Wilson!!

[@timnavarrette3274]

WILSON!!!!!

[@roflmows]

being lost at sea in a tiny raft during a storm is pretty much the scariest thing i can imagine.

[@docwilkey]

I enjoy watch these old training films.

[@keepermovin5906]

As do I good sir

[@FestusBro]

My gonads have second-have salt crustage.

[@FestusBro]

second hand

[@FestusBro]

Lucky no sharks

[@mikecimerian6913]

Better than fiction. They have a story.

[@arcblooper2699]

I’m broke as shit rn living off ramen until next payday so this is relatable

[@Anvilshock]

Keep paddlin', Madelyn.

[@rongendron8705]

When I was in Army basic training in 1964, we saw a number of these training films, which I think, were 'holdovers'from WWII! If you looked closely, you could see some recognizable actors in them, who were completing their military service, safe at home in Hollywood!

[@JayRacer]

The Chameleon in the Camouflage one sounded like George Carlin.

[@82dorrin]

Then you had Jimmy Stewart, flying combat missions over Germany in a bomber.

[@Anvilshock]

It's okay to keep typing, grandpa, you don't need a manual line break like on a typewriter. The magic box in front of you does it automatically and adaptively to whatever the ding-diddly-dang size of a panopticon you have in front o'ya.

[@barryrammer7906]

For your real lifers, this was a way to give men confidence. They all feared being stranded in the ocean. It's been a proven time and time again that psychology that is positive is 95% of the battle. We all know this is old school, but the point is don't panic try to survive. It may be dated but effective.

[@itowedin]

I’d make it to land just to find the narrator.

[@freddymarcel-marcum6831]

He's like my friend Mike after a few drinks

[@drops2cents260]

@@freddymarcel-marcum6831 The sass of that narrator is actually quite similar to one of my instructors when I went through Basic SF Course in the Austrian Jagdkommando back in the late 90ies - only that our DS also liked to spice things up with dry humour which he dealt with a perfectly straight face (and dropped the occasional saucy one-liner which probably wouldn't have been considered to be acceptable in 1940ies armed forces educational films). Well, we students loved him for his no-nonsense and laid-back, but very strict attitude (although we sometimes did also briefly hate him when he put us through extreme challenges, but we also acknowlegded that they were necessary), and after I became a fully qualified SF team member, I had the luck to serve alongside him in the same team. And when The Powers That Be (in their infinite wisdom, of course) chose me to become team leader two years later (because our old boss rightfully decided to politely bow out from serving on the front line in his late fourties and leave the game to younger folks), he first sincerely congratulated me when we had a few brews to celebrate my promotion, and then told me in his truly unique tongue-in-cheek style: "okay, laddie, don't you ever forget: your primary job now is to _not_ put your old instructor to shame, so do your job well" (which I did according to my teammates, so I'm safe). :-) So as that bloke was a lifer, he retired at the age of 65 a few years ago (I myself left the armed forces as an OR-7 after twelve years of service), moved back to his hometown (because he inherited his parents' house which he grew up in and didn't want to sell) which is close to the city I live now, which means we still meet regularily to enjoy a few pints and chew the fat. And I still love that bloke, also because when I graduated from nurse school in 2013 (yes, I'm a late bloomer in that trade because I got my nursing degree at the tender age of 41), he told me the exact same thing which I thought when I became a nursing student: "So, now you decided that _saving_ lifes makes more sense than _taking_ them? I honestly can't fault you for that, laddie - in fact, I sincerely think that you did make the right choice and profoundly understood one of the basic lessons which I hoped to drill into you young SF operators in larval stage about thirty years ago". And that's why I think that old man not only has been an exceptional SF operator and professional soldier during his active service, but is also a true erudite.

[@freddymarcel-marcum6831]

@@drops2cents260 SALUTE 🇺🇸😎🇦🇹

[@christinagray1456]

Lol

[@jdisdetermined]

Was I the only one who got incredibly thirsty just watching? Felt incredibly grateful that all I had to do was get my spoiled ass off the couch and grab a cold bottle of water out of the fridge.. perspective is a powerful thing. 🇺🇸👍👌✌

[@37thraven]

I'm a bit of a survival speculator (not prepper), and this had me immediately googling how much water we *_actually_* need to survive (not the _recommended_ 1L/day) Reminded me that I'm probably perpetually dehydrated, despite living comfy 😑 Also went to grab a bottle.

[@drops2cents260]

> I the only one who got incredibly thirsty just watching? I can actually relate to that. Although I just poured me a glass of Vodka Lemon before I started to watch this film - and I still think it was a pretty good idea to not go for the whole 30 ounces as well. ;-)

[@jdisdetermined]

@@drops2cents260 Yeah, best to sip not chug the hard stuff anyway. What kind of vodka? Do you just squeeze lemon juice over vodka and ice or what? I bartended in college. My margaritas were locally famous. I just copied one I had in a sketchy af bar in Mexico. Start with heavy ice, then real fresh lime juice, silver tequila, and the big secret is real *powdered* sugar, not a syrup. Shake the shit out of it and pour in an empty glass, no extra ice. None of that blended slurpee bullshit. That margarita and a couple other secret reciple drinks I had literally put me through college.

[@willcentral7132]

When you're going down in a parachute over the ocean like that it can sometimes be hard to judge you're altitude before you hit the water because you're perception can easily get skewed

[@JesuslovesRudy]

That is what the horizon is for...

[@davewylie7771]

@@JesuslovesRudy The angle between the horizon and the surface of the water would be indistinguishable between 50ft or 10ft. And the water looks very similar at those heights. I think that's why the narrator advises that you wait until your feet touch the water.

[@Kanovskiy]

I'm a perception?

[@tnwhiskey68]

@@Kanovskiy Yes and you can get easily skewed. You dang perception!

[@jreiland07]

This is some of the best unintentional ASMR on KZbin.

[@scottyj6226]

By show of likes, who would watch this over survivor?

[@johncholmes643]

I've never watched survivor.

[@tapeesa2866]

I do

[@leebarnhart831]

OK you got my like which you normally wouldn’t have

[@davidbell130]

I read a book called the raft. It was about a crew from a torpedo plane that ran out of fuel because they were lost and under orders for radio silence. Seems like they were adrift for around 30 days. The raft is on display at naval aviation museum in Pensacola Pensacola FL.

[@zad79snafu67]

David bell.they also made a movie out of that too right?i watched it but i forgot the title of the movie. its about a pilot and his radio/torpedoman and his gunner survived the sea..its a good movie too

[@f.e.gviper7341]

I went there and saw the raft too it’s at the aviation museum I went thanks to scouts

[@samcoon6699]

There's an old movie called "lifeboat" that stars Tellulah Bankhead and Canada Lee. It's very very good.

[@otiebrown9999]

Me too. An incredible book - to Danger Island.

[@pararaftanr2]

@@zad79snafu67 The movie was "Against The Sun" from 2014.

[@LetsPlayBojangles]

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate the Unfiltered Camel cigarettes at 11:10. Nothing helps with that dry throat like hitting your larynx with one of those bad boys.

[@warringtonfaust1088]

Seems to me only officers got camels, enlisted men something else.

[@Noneya388]

@@warringtonfaust1088 Lucky Strikes

[@steveperuski5547]

My dad smoked those

[@LehySnek]

Well, to be fair, it's not like the filter is doin' much Btw I smoke camel :P

[@IAmNoeyes]

I was looking for the first comment about the Smokes.... Carter Grabbed them PDQ....mmmmm Tabbaco.

[@bleachcheeks4837]

Imagine how many soldiers across the world from different eras did the same thing

[@Ved000000]

If anyone's curious about the contents of the survival kit, Steve1989 has a video where he reviews one.

[@Ahmedkhaled-ev1jw]

Thanks. I was thinking about it

[@37thraven]

Good man to share this! Just confirming - you're referring to this video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXy4lHmef7GgaZY

[@82dorrin]

"Alright, let's get this out onto a tray! Nice!"

[@Rubycon99]

Just made me realize Steve hasn't posted in 5 months!

[@raffriff42]

"Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff." ~Major Kong

[@otiebrown9999]

18:00 It is more like 3 days with no water. Rain saved a lot of downed pilots. The best that you can do, is to pray for rain.

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

The time a person can survive without water varies a lot. The record is 18 days. Inactive in a comfortable environment an adult can live a week or more. Paddling a boat wearing a flight suit in the south Pacific, three days would be lucky.

[@Anvilshock]

Praying. Because it's better than nothing. Oh, wait, it IS doing nothing!

[@Ronbo710]

I still have my dad's old 'How to Survive on land and Sea' Navy book from the 1940's :)

[@Iluvbisquits]

Still...I bet that night sky was beautiful...

[@leebarnhart831]

Wise guy!

[@vinmangob8555]

Today's 20 year olds , what no wi fi? What's for supper?

[@billyrock8305]

Happen to me At the battle of Coral Sea. Was in the water for an hour. No shortage of boats in the water that day.

[@complexblackness]

What ship were you on?

[@LMB222]

@@complexblackness MS Emperor Hirohito 😉

[@rancherfarmerguy]

What type of airplane were you in ?

[@majortom1950]

@@complexblackness The Good Ship Lollypop --

[@bluefaery1865]

@@majortom1950 LoL🤣

[@northgeorgia7357]

My girlfriends granddad was one of the 316 survivors of the USS Indianapolis.

[@cjr4666]

And?

[@lostinkansasonasunnyday305]

Wow!! Thank him for his service for me! That's got to haunt him.

[@tannerdylan5972]

Damn that’s crazy if it’s true. And to the guy who said “and?” Imagine being in one hell of a battle with casualties in both sides shooting down planes and being bombed then your ship sinks and first you half to get far enough away from the ship (probably by swimming under water) cause the surface of the water is literally on fire. So first you see your fellow soldiers being shot and bombed on by planes then you see them being burnt alive while trying to swim away cause of the burning oil slick. Then floating in the middle of the ocean for FOUR DAYS while sharks eat everyone around you always wondering if you were gonna be the next one to get your legs chomped off. They say some of the sharks ate cause they were hungry but some killed just for fun or out of curiosity. It was literally the deadliest shark attack in history. Also everyone around you is going insane and are delirious due to the salt water ingestion the scorching hot sun lack of food and water. They did not have time to send a distress signal so they had no idea when or if they would be rescued and who knows if some zeros are gonna drop by and shoot you up. I don’t think it’s humanly possible to even imagine what that would feel like. And you say “and?”. This is a story of immense survival and human fortitude that every person alive should know. If my barbers eighth cousin four times removed was there I would tell people. Imagine waking up and saying “hey” to your friend next to you (that you were just talking to a couple hours before) just to notice that his legs had been eaten by sharks and now he’s dead and sinking to the depths of the ocean. I’m can go on and on (and I think I kinda did) but it is an amazing story. And to be there and have experienced it? And? And? AND?! Pffft

[@yellowmustard7482]

Tanner dylan and?

[@northgeorgia7357]

lol

[@g2macs]

And after four hours of paddling in circles, the Sub assigned to the area to pick up aircrew decides to surface as XO had won the sweepstake on 'how far the flyboy will paddle'......

[@F.Krueger-cs4vk]

Love watching these military training movies from WW2. Still learn valuable information. Lived in New Guinea 20 yrs 60's to late 70's. I'd accompany dad on hunting trips along the remote coastal plains, up into the surrounding slightly wooded mountain ranges. One time we found a downed American aircraft. Not sure what type it was as hit side of small hill & exploaded. No vegetation grew around the impacted area, bits of aircraft stewn everywhere. Tail section was back few hundred meters. Reckon plane came down to land, tops of trees ripped both wings & tail part section from main body. Looked like there was a large machine gun in the front section. We removed 3 X 30 cal Browning machine guns from the bent & twisted wreck. Remember there were thousands bullets everywhere. Some had exploded, most were alive, still attached to each other in links. I knew the craft was American , because name Browning was stamped on the side of the machine guns. Left the machine guns behind when we moved back to Australia in 78. 👍🏻👋 🇦🇺

[@steveperuski5547]

I can’t stop watching them, lol, it’s intriguing

[@F.Krueger-cs4vk]

@@steveperuski5547 It's almost like one wants to be stranded to experience one's skill set at trying to survive. 🤣.

[@unknownfilmmaker777]

This was made back in the days when getting your feelings hurt wasn't a terminal disease.

[@videopokernetwork6824]

One must remember, this narrator was speaking to young kids.

[@busterbeagle2167]

Why’s that?

[@delgermuruntsagaankhuu6951]

Bruh do you call 20-22 kids?

[@JohnyG29]

@@delgermuruntsagaankhuu6951 yes.

[@AnvilClank]

Hope I'm not the only one who got tired just by watching this...

[@captainkeyes9913]

11:12 ah yes, what survival kit would be complete without some cigarettes, truly a product of its time

[@Empyronaut]

Smoker or not: Cigarettes have been valued as a kind of currency, when it came to interacting with foreigners. Especially when it came to American cigarettes. A pack of Camels or Luckies could buy you something if you needed it almost everywhere in the world back then. While some dollar bills would have been as good as worthless in hostile countries like Germany or Japan during the war. So, putting some cigs into their survival packs, was not solely meant to provide them with something to smoke. It could indeed become a life saving item, in case you had to interact with locals. Glad I could help.

[@rancherfarmerguy]

My buddy has an old boat that was his grandfather's weekend camper/fisher in his pole barn and in the cabin we found an old army air corps liferaft medical kit. Pretty bad shape but it had everything u would need including some old dried morphine tubes with needles attached, burn ointment, bandages, glass bottles without labels and stuff like that, very interesting old machete looking knife too. Those pilots were some brave guys for sure.

[@wooderdsaunders6801]

Now adays there enough plastic floating in the oceans , for him to build a ship. Then sail for home.

[@leebarnhart831]

Or just get out of the raft and walk home.

[@Ardass486]

A bridge, pontoon. And walk

[@lickmyfuckinnuts]

A whole pack of "Humps",i only got a 3 pack in our C rations. I feel cheated. lol

[@otiebrown9999]

Been there - smoked that.

[@MrNofnway]

"Little man, you had a busy day" To say the least.

[@allandavis8201]

Another great slice of history, thanks for your continuing hard work, history needed saving in the form of these films, far to many were lost over the years. Thumbs up as always 👍.

[@Kanovskiy]

But with out those ugly stamps

[@cr1spy_cr1ngl3z]

I have no idea why, but this is really relaxing background noise.

[@otiebrown9999]

This pilot was lucky to survive. Many did not.

[@babayega_]

"100 yards from shore and in a small depression" Definitely going to test this out.

[@thatfathipo2252]

Old videos super relaxing. Help me sleep

[@JIMJAMSC]

I grew up in Key West with the ocean being my backyard. Hard to imagine a young man ripped right out of the center of the US maybe some farm and dropped right in the middle of a deep blue ocean with no land in sight. Terrifying. I once tried to catch a fish with a hand line and failed for 3 days so I knew this guy was going to be ok when he did it in a few minutes.

[@JustJohn505]

this film made it look so easy but it probably worked for 10% of the people that got shot down...

[@jayoleary968]

Love these WW2 training films but beginning to think this one was filmed in real time.

[@rogerhuber3133]

The Ensign sure has long arms if he can dig and reach 6' down for water!

[@MicheleBohmke]

Does the poor guy ever make it home? What happened to Carter? He's been missing for 70+ plus years because there was a SNAFU and Part 2 was never seen again. There is a Part 2, my bad!

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJvVZpuqZ89_jc0

[@matthewwilliams2709]

Just amazing the sorts of topics I’ve been watching during this national grounding it’s day 36 now my normal sleep cycle is totally F ed up now

[@shidzngigglez]

When I see the word castaway I automatically think Wilson! 😂

[@adamc8627]

I guess alot of modern life raft designs have cover built in. I used to work in a tiny parking lot box at amusement park. The sun can be brutal 🌞

[@dsrleader1563]

These old vintage vids are so cool

[@Anvilshock]

As opposed to new vintage vids?

[@Steve_1999]

Can't get enough of these 1950s-1960s educational films... Including black & white sitcoms like McHale's Navy are much better than the stuff made today.

[@karlt8233]

Old school 1940's thru the 1970's trading films are fun to watch. Most of the gear/equipment and methods are outdated and sometimes laughable by todays standards but this is what they had at the time and it's historical.

[@joconnor6]

How does it end! Great film, thanks for posting!

[@jacknewman9256]

Only thing that would have made this better is if the narrator had thrown in a "Listen, Mac", "Say Fella" or "Why I oughta..."

[@leebarnhart831]

Oh! A wise guy! heh?

[@jamieraylane3361]

I wonder how long that raft stayed inflated

[@soulfly4076]

it comes with patches and a blow tube ,,, but then u knew that right ? living in your moms basement at age 27 lmao

[@northgeorgia7357]

Wonder if they got demonetized saying Jap 20 times lol

[@cjr4666]

This channel isnt monetized for public domain videos, because to profit from them would be breaking the law as established by the creative commons

[@MarcillaSmith]

It was racist

[@krazykkarl]

@@MarcillaSmith Whatever dude.

[@chrisperrien7055]

Jap is phonetically short for Japanese . No more an insult than Yank is for Yankee, And the whole current charade of such is nothing but PC BS , which is all fictitious insinuation, slander, incitement, and attack towards one ethnicity.

[@endurogod5230]

@@ernestdougherty3162 yea

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

Remember, in a survival situation, picky eaters die first.

[@dimesonhiseyes9134]

The fat ones die last.

[@ravenclawtom]

what if im a fat picky eater

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

@@ravenclawtom If the rest of the crew go cannibal, you’re on the menu. 😳

[@johnmastrangel7317]

That's a Spadefish you caught pal. 13:49

[@GekkoKamen]

What happened when he spotted the plane? It's cut there.

[@TheSaturnV]

"Nice hiss."

[@thepopeofkeke]

Nice to see everyone is studying up for the future lol

[@dimesonhiseyes9134]

Just imagine eddie Rickenbacker and loui zamperini spent more than a month a sea drifting like that.

[@Dr.Pepperdave]

Yes, he said when he got back he drank some water every chance he got, just because he could.

[@dimesonhiseyes9134]

@@Dr.Pepperdave pretty sure I would too. I don't think I would go anywhere with at least a gallon of water.

[@otiebrown9999]

Almost went crazy.

[@dimesonhiseyes9134]

@@otiebrown9999 as just about any of us would.

[@christinagray1456]

Amen

[@earthsoup3]

Love it all

[@MrMwmussel1]

Got to love their kit came with cigs.

[@IARRCSim]

Tobacco companies lobbied the US government to make them standard in the rations and offered them for free.

[@leebarnhart831]

The only thing that would have saved me. You ever been stuck in the middle of the sea without smokes? It would have been the last survival tool I would have parted with.

[@fathermayhem6185]

And this is a great example of why us "old folks" think the millennial generation is soft. The sarcasm alone in this TRAINING video would cause PTSD to many of the snowflakes of today's world. They truly were the GREATEST GENERATION 💯

[@adl216]

Google: please stop recommending me what to watch. I know this channel is great, but i decide what to watch.. entendido?

[@Ghostmanriding]

Google rents your eyeballs for their customers.Its part of the deal.

[@marginalized945]

That's the calmest ocean I've ever "sea-n".

[@kenfox5442]

Thanks

[@jeremybear573]

Outstanding!

[@KK-zq3dm]

Maybe Carter will find Barbra Eden in a genie bottle....then he can get that smart ass commentator!

[@drinkthekoolaidkids]

If he had found Barbara Eden on a deserted island I'm sure he'd forget all about getting back at the commentator ....

[@KK-zq3dm]

Oh how true SOF! If only in my dreams!

[@drinkthekoolaidkids]

@@KK-zq3dm 🤣 Barbara Eden is still hot

[@KK-zq3dm]

@@drinkthekoolaidkids I always had day dreams as a kid..her calling me 'master' and asks what my wish is...is it hot in here?

[@drinkthekoolaidkids]

@@KK-zq3dm lolol ....... who didn't

[@sc-sp4cm]

i'd really like to see part 2

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

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[@feefreyer8506]

Imagine paddling into a nuclear test

[@imbombero]

I love the remake of this classic with Tom Hanks, glad they didn’t have Wilson as sarcastic narrator as originally planned.

[@oscargaliano]

The last part finding raw sweet water seems science-fiction!

[@dalepremo3695]

Very interesting.

[@Dutch.1722]

Average Joes were tougher men back then.

[@larrybeal3244]

thank you for posting we used to watch this movie when we were kids my brother and I. The ending he does get his way back and finds out how to open coconuts on the beach. But would like to see the ending Film one more time. Again thanks for posting

[@samiam619]

Larry Beal Thanks for the spoiler!

[@funposting8912]

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[@whitestguyuknow]

6 ounce of water.. Well, I hope you didn't plan on surviving longer than a day, my guy!

[@neo-YoutubeStoleMyHandle]

I love how these films were made...they don't make em like they used to...

[@CanadaMatt]

In the Dictionary of American Slang under "Best-Case Scenario" you'll find this story. Shot-down but relatively unscathed, all equipment intact, mostly fair weather, and land nearby that's inhabited by friendlies who understand pidgin English and have communications within walking distance. The norm was probably more like: Shot down and wounded by enemy fire, some equipment damaged by water or even bullets, rough seas, and no land within reachable distance. Plus sharks. If no one saw you bail out and noted your position, you'd be in big trouble. After Midway, even though the exact area of various engagements was known, some downed pilots were in the water for up to 12 days. Floating in the middle of the Pacific, without rescuers knowing precisely where to look, you were probably better off drowning yourself rather than dying slowly of thirst or exposure.

[@otiebrown9999]

This is a very sad truth! At least you had a chance - however muninum that chance might be.

[@mikeytee6821]

These 'training films' were basically moral boosters..."It'll still be OKAY if ya' get shot down!! Just remember these tips and you'll be back in the fight in no time!!". I was honestly waiting for hula skirted 'native' girls to greet him at the beach!

[@otiebrown9999]

@@mikeytee6821 They showed the elements or how you could survive. Keeping everything tied together, could be a life saver.

[@bmphil3400]

There was a Philippine fisherman that floated in a huge cooler after their boat went down. Floated for something crazy like 75-100 days.

[@avery7690]

is there an old military video of being in quarantine?

[@leebarnhart831]

The military did restrict solders who got a sexual social disease. All passes off base denied until testing negative after treatment. Kind of a quarantine I guess.

[@tense99]

Can you imagine sharing this boat with your 400lbs gunner/navigator that keeps saying "boy am I hungry, think you'll catch a fish soon ?" and "how many miles to Hawaii do ya think?"

[@joliver81]

“Your Maye West brought you up fast” chest float I suppose.lmao ….classic

[@im1who84u]

26:20 Is he walking around in his bare feat? Did he loose his shoes when the boat flipped over?

[@DattBoiiYogii]

Wait....what the hell happened to the plane??? And the marker?? It just started raining?? Lol wow

[@jamaljohnson1948]

Yeah I was confused as shit ... he was like about to set off a marker then all of a sudden there was just a huge storm and he never mentioned the plane again lmao

[@thomasklugh4345]

"But your Mae West brought you up fast.".. time 1:40. The Mae West was a life preserver shaped like a vest actually worn by Mae West... and probably shaped like her. It saved many an airman who had to take a dip in the drink.

[@matlock12c]

HEY, AT LEAST HE HAD A SMOKE...

[@soulfly4076]

and ???

[@adrn25m]

Can you please upload reel 2 of this great film? :0) Its very annoying only being able to watch just part of the complete film. :0( thank you

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

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[@20alphabet]

Well that's another thing I won't have to worry about, now that I know what to do.

[@markadams7597]

Wow! Things have really changed in ocean survival training. This squib is not too bright. He's his own worst punisher. Fun flick, however.

[@S1LVERF15]

The idea was that even if this idiot squib can do it, the real pilots could as well- because “we wouldn’t hire idiots to do man’s work” was the mindset. “Show them the baseline, and all they can do is succeed”

[@bmphil3400]

Read "Sea Survival" by Douglas Robertson. He and his family spent 38 days in a life raft in the Pacific in 1972......

[@MrGateway75]

i'd like too see the second part

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

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[@rolyatnad]

nice goin'