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Description: I. Vought F4U Corsairs operating from RNAS Culdrose airfield. Aerial MS of Corsair in flight. MS as AR-9K attempts touch and go pass. Two Corsairs taxi past camera - second aircraft turns onto runway, revs up and takes off. MS as Seafire makes landing approach, flaps and undercarriage down.
II. MS off port beam of HMS Campania underway in slight sea - Corsair lands as two others fly past in background. MCU of Corsair with pecked prop, nose down on deck after collision with safety barrier - deck handling party support wings. MS as Corsair alights - safety barrier lowers and DHP approaches. Corsair makes landing run (undercarriage, flaps and hook down), but aborts.
III. MLS to King George V Class battleship underway in slight sea. MLS off port quarter of Illustrious Class aircraft carrier steaming in line ahead with HMS King George V in rough sea.
IV. Corsair E-3M lands at naval air station. Formation of 3 Corsairs fly over camera.
V. LA.MCU of aeroplane flag flying on control tower.
VI. MS and MCU of signalman using Aldis lamp from bridge of small vessel at night.
VII. HA.MS as liberty men disembark from harbour launch laying alongside ship - one of returning men seems intoxicated.
VIII. Fairmile 'D' ML in harbour - MCU framing 6-pounder power operated gun with officer and rating in rear (twin .5 MG turret in background). MCU of bridge manned for leaving harbour. MS starboard profile as camera ship passes speeding BPB (British Power Boat) motor gun boats.