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USS Oriskany launched on 10/13/1945 |
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~The 50's~
Korean War era
3/06/1953 - 2 are killed and 15
injured when a bomb from a landing Corsair explodes on the flight deck
of the Oriskany. One of the dead was the cameraman who
shot the film. |
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~The 50's~
Korean War era
Navy jets from USS Oriskany
conducting ground attacks
in Korea, Feb, 1953. |
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~The 50's~
Korean War era Scenes from "Bridges at Toko
Ri" |
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~The 50's~
Korean War era Scenes from "The Men of the
Fighting Lady" |
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~The 50's~
Korean War era
This is a home movie taken during the 1953/54 cruise by
a member of VF-192. I have it in two 12 minute parts.
Shots include Pearl Harbor,
Honolulu & Waikiki, Yokosuka & Itazuke, Japan
as well as scenes taken in Korea. There are lots of air ops shots
too of course.
Schatzie, the ships mascot makes a brief appearance also. |
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~The 50's~
1955 Far East Cruise
This is a home video taken by a member of the Air Dept.,
Joseph P. Ghysels
Air Ops, shots of aircraft going
into the barrier, many shots of the flight deck crew and a couple of
shots of the USS Yorktown (CV-10) and USS Midway (CV-41).
Music for this video performed by the UNITED STATES NAVY BAND |
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~The 60's~
This is a home movie taken during the 1964 WestPac Cruise
by a
member of VF-162, Bill Bailey. |
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~The 60's~
This is a home movie taken during the 1965 WestPac Cruise
by a member of VF-162, Frank Stees. |
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~The 60's~
Viet Nam War era
This is a home movie taken during the 1966 cruise by one of the
ships
Dentists, Dr. Killinger. |

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~The 70's~
Viet Nam War era
This is a home movie taken during the 1970 cruise by Jerry Schulte.
This video features not only
background music of the day but sound
effects have also been added...crank up the volume & enjoy.
Video quality for this film is excellent

Just added...another movie to
the page. This is an underway replenishment
and the Homecoming for Oriskany to San Francisco after the 1970
cruise.
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Scenes of the 1966 fire and Burial at Sea Ceremony
with comments by the Skipper, Capt. Iarrobino
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Excerpt from an Official Navy Training Film
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Video featuring "The Saints" Attack Squadron
flying the A4 Skyhawk off the USS Oriskany during the years 1965,
'66 and '67 |
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Reefing the Oriskany Scenes
from the Discovery Channel program of this
event |
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41 years ago October 26th, the USS Oriskany
suffered a fire that cost the lives of 44 men.
This is a brief tribute I made to those men. |