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Browse our products on Amazon: Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Join this channel to get access to perks: “Aircrew Rescue Procedures TA-4F J” is a color, instructional film likely from the late 1960s or early 1970s and made by the United States Navy for training purposes. Produced by the United States Navy Naval Missile Center of Point Mugu, California, this film seeks to train crash crew personnel on how to approach rescues when it comes to the TA-4F J Skyhawk aircraft. This film combines illustrated diagrams and live action footage of the aircraft’s exterior and interior elements as well as a reenactment of a rescue to convey all of the necessary information. Additionally, the film features black and white archival b-roll footage of early attempts at flying and aircrafts likely from sometime in the late-19th century. Manufactured by American aerospace giant McDonnell Douglas, the TA-4F J was initially designed in the late 1950s and came into use by the United States Navy by 1967. Opening credits (0:08). Early attempts at flying: man prepares to “fly” bicycle with wings attached (0:32). Two rescuers sit atop U.S. Navy MB-5 fire truck (1:05). Row of military jets including F-4 Phantoms parked on tarmac at Pt. Mugu (1:13). Aircrew rescue man watches a landing through binoculars (1:33). Landing of TA-4F J aircraft (1:46). Aircrew rescue man consults firefighting manual (2:04). Aircrew man and rescue crewman meet with pilot of TA-4F J Jet to understand aircraft (2:09). Illustration depicting fuel loading capabilities of TA-4F J (2:47). Narrator describes fuel capabilities for take off and landing: take-off of TA-4F J (3:23). TA-4F J makes seamless landing (3:37). Jet pilot shows drop tanks for fuel storage under plane’s wing (3:52). Close-up of jet engine inlet (4:11). Illustration depicts danger area of the TA-4F J: exhaust trail reach (4:21). Seat ejection danger area illustrated (5:07). Illustration highlighting aircraft’s lack of anti-skid system (5:12). Rescue worker retrieves safety pins from red bag stowed in AFT engine access door (5:39). Close-up of lock tank located in AFT section of fuselage on starboard side of aircraft (5:54). Pilot shows rescue crew weapon carrying capabilities of the aircraft: various bomb racks and drop tank pylons (6:07). Close-up plane’s muzzles in wing roots (6:56). How to approach aircraft during crash: TA-4F J ablaze after crash (7:03). Two MB-5 fire trucks approach and blast water at blaze (7:26). Rescue man in protective gear blasts spray foam at blaze from on top MB-5 (7:41). Cockpit of jet sprayed in foam (7:43). Pilot shows rescue men plane’s engine from wing of aircraft: how to turn throttle bell crank (7:59). Canopy control access door on port side of jet (8:25). Interior of canopy control access door (8:43). Canopy of plane slowly pumped open (9:06). Example of forced entry rescue on canopy: rescue worker uses hatchet to chip at glass (9:22). Use of power saw (9:41). Close-up canopy jettison handle (9:52). Pilot in cockpit demonstrates setting up seat ejection system (10:32). Close-up face curtain ejection handle (11:01). Close-up secondary ejection handle (11:14). Preventing pilot suffocation: pilot sits slumped wearing helmet, oxygen mask, harness (11:30). Close-up oxygen hose (11:57). Close-up engine control mechanisms and handles in the cockpit (12:24). Steps for separating crewman from survival gear and harness (13:18). Hand cuts parachute with rescue knife (13:55). Close-up emergency harness release handle (14:06). Two rescue workers wearing silver reflective uniform prepare to lift pilot from cockpit for rescue (14:33). Rescue worker returns and inserts safety pins into different handles and initiators in the cockpit (15:13). Safety pins inserted into landing gear, bomb racks, fuel tank racks (15:35). Two rescue men lift and secure down tail hook (15:49). Illustration of crash where TA-4F J is inverted: rescue method and steps detailed (16:01). Aircrew man and rescue crewman and pilot stand next to TA-4F J for closing words (17:23). Footage returns to black-and-white archival clips of early attempts at flying (17:50). MB-5 fire truck rides along highway (18:12). The role of the TA-4J Skyhawk was a two-place, high-performance trainer. The Skyhawk entered production in June 1969 and was the Navy’s standard advanced jet trainer until replaced in the early 1990’s with the T-45A Goshawk. There were two variants -- the TA-4F and the TA-4J. The TA-4J had down-rated engines and simplified avionics. 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, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
