USS Shangri-La (CV/CVA/CVS-38) 1962
USS Shangri-La (CV/CVA/CVS-38) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers completed during or shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1944 and named after the mythical paradise of the same name, Shangri-La participated in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations in World War II, earning two battle stars. Like many of her sister ships, she was decommissioned shortly after the end of the war, but was modernized and recommissioned in the early 1950s, and redesignated as an attack carrier (CVA). She operated in both the Pacific and Atlantic / Mediterranean for several years, and late in her career was redesignated as an anti-submarine carrier (CVS). She earned three battle stars for service in the Vietnam War. Shangri-La earned two battle stars for World War II service and three battle stars for service in the Vietnam War. Shangri-La was decommissioned in 1971 and sold for scrap in 1988. _____________________________________ Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a single-seat subsonic carrier-capable light attack aircraft designed and produced by the American aerospace manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company, and later, McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated A4D under the United States Navy's pre-1962 designation system. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_A-4_... Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) is a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Vought. It was the last American fighter that had guns as the primary weapon, earning it the title "The Last of the Gunfighters". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F-8_C... ____________________________ Clips from the 1962 movie Flying Clipper (aka Mediterranean Holiday), available on DVD and bluray: HD, 4K. Featuring narration from Burl Ives. Audio in English and German. Scanned in 4K from an original 70mm print, and digitally restored. Flying Clipper follows the adventures of a Swedish sailing ship and its young crew as they navigate the Mediterranean Sea. Photographed in 1962 with specially designed 70mm cameras, it was the first German film produced in this high-resolution large format. 00:00 Aircraft Carrier USS Shangri-La 02:22 Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft 03:16 take-off 04:38 landing 05:28 Vought F-8 Crusader aircraft 07:34 at the barber 08:47 take-off
USS Shangri-La (CV/CVA/CVS-38) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers completed during or shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1944 and named after the mythical paradise of the same name, Shangri-La participated in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations in World War II, earning two battle stars. Like many of her sister ships, she was decommissioned shortly after the end of the war, but was modernized and recommissioned in the early 1950s, and redesignated as an attack carrier (CVA). She operated in both the Pacific and Atlantic / Mediterranean for several years, and late in her career was redesignated as an anti-submarine carrier (CVS). She earned three battle stars for service in the Vietnam War. Shangri-La earned two battle stars for World War II service and three battle stars for service in the Vietnam War. Shangri-La was decommissioned in 1971 and sold for scrap in 1988. _____________________________________ Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a single-seat subsonic carrier-capable light attack aircraft designed and produced by the American aerospace manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company, and later, McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated A4D under the United States Navy's pre-1962 designation system. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_A-4_... Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) is a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Vought. It was the last American fighter that had guns as the primary weapon, earning it the title "The Last of the Gunfighters". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F-8_C... ____________________________ Clips from the 1962 movie Flying Clipper (aka Mediterranean Holiday), available on DVD and bluray: HD, 4K. Featuring narration from Burl Ives. Audio in English and German. Scanned in 4K from an original 70mm print, and digitally restored. Flying Clipper follows the adventures of a Swedish sailing ship and its young crew as they navigate the Mediterranean Sea. Photographed in 1962 with specially designed 70mm cameras, it was the first German film produced in this high-resolution large format. 00:00 Aircraft Carrier USS Shangri-La 02:22 Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft 03:16 take-off 04:38 landing 05:28 Vought F-8 Crusader aircraft 07:34 at the barber 08:47 take-off