it took some digging, but this wonderful clip was part of the US release of the film, re-titled "Mediterranean Holiday," which had the added scenes from the USS Shangri-La. Note that while the "Holiday" title was referenced by Wiki in the IMDB link, there was no mention of the additional material in the actual Wiki article itself.
The 1964 US version, released as "Mediterranean Holiday" in Wonderama, features additional material not contained in the original release. Included is a sequence shot aboard the USS Shangri La, an aircraft carrier deployed in the Mediterranean during the spring and summer of 1962.""
When you lean on the breeze on a deck that slants
and the carrier's underway
they can tell by your knees and the hitch of your pants
that you hail from the USA
NOTHING compares to flightops
Warbird ballet at its finest !
Makes me wish I was back on Forrestal in the late 70's "shooting" Air Wing 17 Phantoms, Corsairs, Intruders, Whales and Vikings ....
And Hawkeyes and Prowlers…
What pilot couldn't love a sports scooter like the Skyhawk?
it took some digging, but this wonderful clip was part of the US release of the film, re-titled "Mediterranean Holiday," which had the added scenes from the USS Shangri-La. Note that while the "Holiday" title was referenced by Wiki in the IMDB link, there was no mention of the additional material in the actual Wiki article itself.
had to go to the IMDB listing for the film,
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0196565/
which yielded this addendum:
""Alternate versions
The 1964 US version, released as "Mediterranean Holiday" in Wonderama, features additional material not contained in the original release. Included is a sequence shot aboard the USS Shangri La, an aircraft carrier deployed in the Mediterranean during the spring and summer of 1962.""
It's 10 years later, but for me it creates a need to rewatch
The Bridges at Toko-Ri.
love the backward lean, I know it is real, but it looks like some director posed them...
....as a native of the Great Plains, back to the wind!
A very cool Vid....
....Semper Fortis! 🌐⚓🇺🇲
Fun to watch the Fords board. That had to have been one of the very last at sea periods for the aircraft.