CASTAWAY U.S. NAVY WORLD WAR II SURVIVAL FILM PART 1 22144

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

[@kirkmarrie8060]

Advanced training, anticipating such a drastic scenario, saved many U.S. lives. It continues to this day. Thank you to all armed services for providing excellent training! America ROCKS!!!

[@davelammers6160]

In regards to his 6 foot deep water well, never met a pilot with 6 foot long arms!! All in all, good training film

[@danielwalker6511]

Yep... I was Flying Navy during the Vietnam War. This is actually a good training film and basically still applies to Survive needs still. 🤔💪✌️😎👻

[@reesetorwad8346]

420 likes, but didn't hesitate to 👍. A very specific flavor of "atmospheric." I didn't watch many eps of that Bear Grylls series, but there was a good one related to this vid.

[@blueduck9409]

The 40s lingo slang ... its funny. This redminds me of Dick Van Dyke in the movie Lt. Robinson Carusoe.

[@jeremybear573]

Can you imagine how many hours of training films pilots and other soldiers must've watched? wow, if they weren't flying, they had to be watching some training films of some sort. Train, train ,train!

[@greasyflight6609]

This one must have been a favorite!

[@RonJohn63]

18:51 That's a pretty significant jump ...

[@prostudentdriver8907]

Great videos. Thanks!

[@mariusah91]

Steve1989, Brought me here!

[@jerrywhitehead9921]

Marius Hansen me too!

[@Garryck-1]

Me too!

[@daveybernard1056]

nice

[@behindthespotlight7983]

“Let’s get this out onto a tray.....”

[@otiebrown9999]

Tough luck! Tough weather! Good video.

[@jerrywhitehead9921]

Almost sounds like Tex Ritter doing the narration

[@Steve_1999]

The ending was abrupt but still enjoyable to watch.. Thanks!

[@pmue437]

There is part 2

[@danielwalker6511]

I would prefer a kayak paddle over those hand flippers though 😆😎

[@shanek6582]

They should put lemon juice in the survival pack for the raw fish.

[@user-bt6tl7xr5c]

Is this the original Castaway version? Was it what inspired the Tom Hanks film?

[@about2snap]

"Steve1989 MREinfo" should check out @21:50

[@Steve_1999]

That's exactly what I was thinking! Actually, I almost went to his channel to check for that life raft ration kit.

[@colonelkurtz2269]

Give'em Hell Carter!

[@allgood6760]

You are your own worst enemy.. the elements are neither lfor you or against you

[@charletonzimmerman4205]

"Destruction of government property" To pay off that cost of Aircraft, you in for 30 years! "LIFER"

[@nullvid]

I wish

[@DrBleck35]

11:18 This movie took product placement to the A-Bomb level while the real A-Bomb was still under development. Spoiler alert: Later in the movie, the pilot's life is saved by the "Smooth" taste of a single Camel cigarette.

[@js9884]

Hmmm? ....seems like a great premise for a survival reality show

[@colonelkurtz2269]

You could call it Survivor.

[@louganucheau7595]

I have

[@tvojvolk]

lol Starring Bear Grylls

[@applesucks2633]

Твой Волк Bear is a fake!

[@nicholasjanosy2214]

Why didn’t he use his iPhone ?

[@applesucks2633]

Nicholas Janosy Because it died. An iPhone Will Always Fail you when you need it most!

[@leonordeborbon2121]

provider dont has antenas in the sea also you not allpwed to use your phone at work

[@mikemills69]

Sprint

[@Xenophon1]

Thrilling conclusion: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJvVZpuqZ89_jc0