Flight training of naval pilots in jet aircraft at Naas, Meridian and Pensacola i...HD Stock Footage

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Sep 30, 2026

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Flight training of naval pilots in jet aircraft at Naas, Meridian and Pensacola in United States.

Specialized flight training at Pensacola, Florida and Naas, Meridian, United States. Trained pilot sits at a restaurant with his companion and talks about flying. Pilots at beach with their companions sit and talk about specialties they are going to choose, companions join in conversation. Various US aircrafts perform different work. A Propeller single engine combat aircraft lands. 5 mortar crafts in formation. Three jet air crafts in flight. A carrier craft carries load from ship at sea. Men hang over sea from rescue aircraft. 4 Blue Angel aircrafts in flight. Board of Naas Meridian in Mississippi, United States. Pilot gets training in jet with an instructor, they get on aircraft and take off. They perform aerobatics. Aircraft in formation. Pilot trained for gunnery. T-28 Propeller at Pensacola training airbase in flight. Location: Florida United States. Date: 1967.

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