https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/e72fd653-c82b-4faf-b202-9a18bceeba82 This historic film shows the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt on a port o' call visit to New York City during the early 1950s, probably 1950 or 51 as the film does not mention the Korean Conflict. The ship at this time was commanded by Capt. George W. Anderson, Jr. who is shown with Admiral John Towers at the 1:44 mark. Planes carrier aboard include A-1 Skyraiders, F-4U Corsairs (including radar pod carrying Corsairs), Panther jets and Banshees. At the 4:45 mark, the ship is seen on maneuvers in the Mediterranean with planes being spotted and launched. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB/CVA/CV-42) was the second of three Midway class aircraft carriers. To her crew, she was known as the "Swanky Franky," "Foo-De-Roo," or "Rosie," with the last nickname probably the most popular. Roosevelt spent most of her active deployed career operating in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the United States Sixth Fleet. The ship was decommissioned in 1977 and was scrapped shortly afterward. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. We collect, scan and preserve 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have films you'd like to have scanned or donate to Periscope Film, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the link below. 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 and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njeZuXwxvpQ Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:23:22 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/e72fd653-c82b-4faf-b202-9a18bceeba82 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.