You'll see scenes filmed aboard the "Sweet Pea" -- Men from Fighter Squadron 192 posing for group photos on the flight deck and close-ups of some of the officers. Great shots of flight operations and in-flight aerial footage filmed on bombing runs over Korea. There's extensive footage of F4U Corsairs, Bearcats, and Panther jets landing and taking off, "Replenishment Day" footage of men and supplies being transferred from ships alongside the Princeton. There's footage of men doing maintenance on the planes and playing volleyball on deck.
You'll see the Princeton returning to San Francisco, passing under the Golden Gate Bridge and being greeted by a crowd and a marching band at NAS Alameda. There's a stop-over in Hawaii where you'll see shots of Honolulu, Pearl Harbor, Waikiki Beach and The Royal Hawaiian Hotel, and at NAS Moffett Field in California you'll see F9F Panthers practicing landings. Onboard the Oriskany you'll watch more flight ops -- take offs, landings and wave-offs of many different types of aircraft.
Also included is a 30+ minute long "Scrapbook" of photos and clippings from the Princeton's Far East Cruise, 1951-52.
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Click Below to watch some clips from "VF-192 Golden Dragons" -- Please note that this YouTube video is silent, and because of the transfer process is of a lower quality than the actual DVD.