Deck Landing | Royal Navy Flight Deck Operations (1942)

This 1942 Royal Navy instructional film explains flight deck operations aboard British aircraft carriers after three years of experience in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theatres. The cycle of flight operations includes ranging on deck, preparation for takeoff, procedures for launch, attaching aircraft to catapults, and how arrestor hooks and crash barriers work. It emphasises the role of the Flight Deck Officer (more commonly known as the “batsman“) in maintaining a high tempo of operations. Aircraft featured include the Grumman Martlet (Wildcat), Fairey Fulmar, Fairey Swordfish and Fairey Albacore.