Flight Deck Ops

Flight Deck Ops

Saturday, March 01, 2025

Saturday Is Old Radio Day: "The Thing on the Fourble Board" Quiet Please (1948)

One of the all time best radio horror pieces. A"fourble board" is a platform 80 feet or more above the floor of an oil rig.

Friday, February 21, 2025

Friday Films: "The DEW Line Story" (1958) and the US Navy Role in Cold War Early Warning

As set forth in Guarding the Cold War Ramparts: The U.S. Navy's Role in Continental Air Defense, the U.S. Navy played a signifcant role in early warning defensive measures.This effort included aircraft, radar picket destroysers, and converted Liberty ships classified as AGRs. These ships were part of the "Guardian-class". Some of the aircraft included modifed Constellation airplanes, the EC-121D "Warning Star". Interesting times.


USS Guardian (AGR-1)





Navy EC-121

Friday, January 03, 2025

Friday Films - 6 Navy Training Classics, Including "Kingsbury Thrust Bearings" and 5 More!

Six, yes, six U.S.Navy Training Films for a total of 1 hour and 54 minutes of training excitement: 
  •  Kingsbury thrust bearings (MN 8478) (1957) 
  • Weapons locating radar AN/TPQ-31 (MH-10986A) (1971)
  •  Basic celestial concepts (MN-10780D) (1971) 
  • Guided missiles. History (MN 9161a) (1951) 
  • Land the landing force (MN-10226) (1967) 
  • Tracking the threat (35798DN) (1982).