The Fighting Lady: The Lady And The Sea (1945) USS Yorktown

[@Ladysensei]

The USS Yorktown is now a wonderful museum you can visit here in Charleston, SC

[@vernonfindlay1314]

Man,those young fellows on the yellow rubber boat,my son's age,so many of those men. Some RIP,while others God bless all and families. Greatest generation.

[@thunderbird1921]

Amazing fact: The Captain of Yorktown here, "Jocko" Clark, was the first Native American to ever graduate from the US Naval Academy. He retired as a four star admiral.

[@BigCarmine]

At the point in the film where the attack on Truck takes place, bear in mind that in one of the scenes there are 6 Alied POWs in a ditch down there taking cover, most notably among them is Marine Corp Ace Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington. Pappy recounts this experience in his book "Baa Baa Black Sheep".

[@debbiekennedy4500]

BRILLIANT cameramen-Photography - Cast of 100.s thrown In Deep End- But Learnt FAST! So Its the Marshall Islands.Age 7yr. End ww.2. Still catching Up! AS More Footage Released! World should Be Thanking All These Young Men for our Freedom !!!😊. Londoner!

[@mikesmith8278]

Good documentary on all the Micronesia Islands in general.

[@dehoedisc7247]

Well, well, well.....The voice of the "Captain" directing the sailors on the flight deck, is good old Harry Morgan, later to play the role of Colonel Potter on MASH 4077th in the US Army.

[@jennifermcclain4478]

LOL I thought it sounded like Sherman Potter.

[@gibonknosib7343]

Thanks!

[@onyxdragon1179]

54:00 Zeros actually had self sealing fuel tanks. They had rubber inside of it, so that if a shot went through, the rubber would seal the hole

[@onyxdragon1179]

@Peter Doucet of course you'd pick the Hellcat, it's the most obvious choice. And yeah, I don't think the idea of using rubber as a sealing method would work much if the fire started in the tank itself.

[@Jacmac1]

This is a good scan of the original, a lot of the versions of this movie are poorly scanned and look blurry.

[@robscott8296]

6:49 is my favorite

[@bluesmokerH1]

Before mom was a mom she built them and there he comes aboard ready for whatever was to come.

[@bigcountryvet5984]

Find your way around a carrier in a few weeks? I was on one over a year and still did not know where everything was. Carriers suck.

[@fla-bushcraftprepper941]

Was this during Battle of the Coral Sea? I know, The Battle of the Coral Sea was a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia, taking place in the Pacific Theater of World War II. This movie was made in 1945 and the battle took place in 1942. I think.

[@Renshen1957]

That was the first Yorktown, that was sunk after Midway. This is about the Essex class Yorktown, the second carrier to bear the name.

[@DrBugz-h1q]

The battles in this film are after Coral Sea. Footage is from The Carolines in 1943 and The Marianas in 1944

[@pressureworks]

55:00 imagine the radio traffic !!

[@missingcat9293]

Yes and "I'm on the leader" and "the force is strong with this one" come to mind. Not surprised it inspired George Lucas' work

[@CaptainNavman]

Robert Taylor's voice. A'ways masterly

[@childofthecreatorgod9962]

This s/b titled as a DOCUMENTARY.

[@Roadracer987654321]

I am watching an Old Ronald Reagan World War 2 Sub Movie on Portable DVD right now. It is All American Apple Pie Schmaltz. and Fun !

[@hifijohn]

the planes fly so slow its hard to believe they would arresting wires

[@jamestemple1037]

Japanese planes did not have self sealing gas tanks nor extra armor platting, they were more manouverable and faster

[@glutinousmaximus]

Musical Direction by Alfred Newman ... Musical misDirection by his son Alfred E Newman...?

[@howardfortyfive9676]

.........*"What, me worry??"* I GREW UP buying and reading Mad Magazine!!

[@moonmunster]

I did the music for a lot of WW2 documentaries. Made millions.

[@jolie1327]

@@moonmunster I could use some of the thousands as i lost my job and cannot find one and still haven't received ANY unemployment. There are many like me

[@debbiekennedy4500]

Midway -Guam ?😮❤

[@georgetheofanous6792]

How could there possibly be 19 thumbs down? What could you possibly be thumbing down?

[@robscott8296]

@NichtDerZocka ha

[@pressureworks]

Well, this can be viewed in different countries. And Freedom means being free to voice an opinion. Or maybe they're vets from other aircraft carriers ?

[@miguelsalami]

👍❤👍❗🇺🇸

[@johnrushworth360]

GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES

[@nightlightabcd]

I though it was said in the movie that it was the Americans that developed the aircraft carrier. I'm pretty sure that it was the British that invented the aircraft carrier, developed it, as well as the carrier planes, and gave their findings to the US.

[@gerrytyler3421]

nightlightabcd re

[@Renshen1957]

Hōshō: the first purpose-built aircraft carrier commissioned. The first purpose-designed aircraft carrier to be laid down was HMS Hermes (1924) in 1918. Japan began work on Hōshō the following year. In December 1922, Hōshō became the first to be commissioned, while Hermes was commissioned in February 1924

[@janis317]

The Brits developed what we would now call Seaplane tenders during WWI. True aircraft carriers were developed because they were not restricted by the Washington Naval Arms Treaty in 1922. British carrier air lagged way behind the Americans and Japanese due to the RAF having control over all aircraft production. After 1942 most British carriers carried lisenced versions of US naval aircraft.

[@siliquaesid703]

True, but the british invented the angled flight deck then NEVER used it because their aircraft carriers are, bluntly rubbish designs. Deck for'rd takes a hit, you cant take planes off anymore. With two effective decks, you can.

[@keithwatson1384]

SiliquaeSid angled decks and steam catapults were used a lot on British Carriers, basically every major carrier invention is British! As for British carriers being 'utterly rubbish', tell that to kamakaze pilots who couldn't put a dent in them while taking out flimsy American carriers left right and centre!

[@nightlightabcd]

Road - Could it be Hell Cats of the Navy? Made in 1957.

[@gordonburby2203]

the English built them first i .

[@Renshen1957]

Hōshō: the first purpose-built aircraft carrier commissioned. The first purpose-designed aircraft carrier to be laid down was HMS Hermes (1924) in 1918. Japan began work on Hōshō in 1919. In December 1922, Hōshō became the first to be commissioned, while Hermes was commissioned in February 1924

[@moonmunster]

No silly, it was the Russians.

[@johnboy755]

A lot. Of same footage from movie flattop

[@danielranderson9115]

Borrrrrring