I really enjoyed the footage, we are lucky to have colour film of so many Hellcats.
I am a little confused as to where it came from as "Hellcats of the Navy" starred Ronald Reagan, not John Wayne - and it is a submarine movie !
I can't check you tube just now from where I am but I will look at this again later....
EDIT: Aye Spit it seems that - apart from the obvious studio shots of the big man with his finger stuck on the fire button - this is nearly all genuine combat footage as used in the John Wayne movie "Flying Leathernecks" 1951. Excellent !
