https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/b3c7edca-c162-45ce-8d03-00f0dc8f789b WATCH NEW UPDATED VERSION HERE: https://youtu.be/-yDinSDD_TI Support Our Channel : https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Containing wonderful images of the peacetime Navy just prior to WWII, this film profiles the flying fleet. Begins with a segment featuring Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox. Some of the planes included are the Douglas TBD-1 Devastator torpedo plane, the PBY Catalina Flying Boat, the gigantic Consolidated Coronado PB2Y amphibian, and others. Historic footage shows the history of naval aviation until 1940, including the flight of the NC-4 amphibian, the U.S. Navy's flying boats in Europe during World War I, and the first flights from the aircraft carrier Langley. Some of the ships featured include the aircraft carriers USS Langley, USS Lexington and the USS Saratoga. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL98DsUYYT0 Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:30:26 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/b3c7edca-c162-45ce-8d03-00f0dc8f789b All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.