The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
An amateur film taken in the 1960s by C Fargher while serving onboard the RAN Majestic Class aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne. Panning shots of Hong Kong harbour. Passing a ship wreck. At sea, Bristol Sycamore helicopter taking off forward HMAS Melbourne. Fairey Gannet anti-submarine aircraft starting engines and billowing black smoke on start up. A Sea Venom of unfolds wings preparing for catapult take off. Gannet catapult take offs filmed from Melbourne's control tower. Gannet 301 unfolds wings and taxis to position for catapult take off. Bristol Sycamore lands a stern on flight deck. Long shot of escorts a destroyer and a frigate. Deck level scenes showing crew relaxing some in the shade of aircraft and others lying in the sun. Melbourne approaching a refuel ship. Pans of harbour and vessels. At sea long shot of aircraft carrier. USN helicopters landing on Melbourne's deck one is in Navy blue colours the other in grey. Fly past over Melbourne by formation of USN Grumman S-2 Tracker anti-submarine aircraft, showing a Gannet in the foreground. Tracker bounce landing on Melbourne. USN Tracker No 20 arrested landing on Melbourne. Tracker No 20 taxies into position for catapult take off.
An amateur film taken by R V Slattery while serving on the Royal Australian Navy Majestic class aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne. Shows de Havilland Sea Venom jet fighters catapult take offs from HMAS
In flight close up of RAN Fairey Gannet pilot. Aerial long shot of the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne. Air to air shot of Fairey Gannet number 825. Gannet approaching HMAS Melbourne. Aerial of HMAS
South China Sea 1962. RAN destroyer conducting an anti-aircraft shoot astern of the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne. Flight Deck operations on Melbourne showing Sea Venom jet fighters and Gannet turb
At sea, view from the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne of a United States Navy destroyer alongside the Melbourne. A USN Martin SP-5B Marlin flys overhead. Long shot of land probably Japan. View of Fai
Decommissioned battleship USS Alabama on display at Battleship Memorial Park Mobile, Alabama. USN North American T-28 Trojan trainers and pilots at US Naval Air Station Barin Field, Foley Alabama 19 O
Coverage of SEATO naval exercises during 1956. Opening scenes of aerials showing North Australian coast and large town probably Darwin. Aboriginal corroboree. At sea showing long shots of aircraft car
