This color educational film is about Aviation Machinist’s Mates, who are United States Navy aircraft engine mechanics that inspect, adjust, test, repair, and overhaul aircraft engines and propellers. No copyright but this is circa the late 1940s or early 1950s.

Title: Aviation Machinists Mate (:06-:17).A worn airplane, a Douglas SBD Dauntless Scout Bomber, is being wheeled in to a hangar for repair. The propeller mechanic puts a hoist on the propeller. The plane’s engine is removed. The carburetor mechanic starts working. Two mechanics look at pieces and use screwdrivers (:18-1:31). Three men carry a piece and start repairing the plane. A mechanic is crouched working on the bottom of the plane. The other two men are working on the top. A female machinist works on the engine. A propeller is placed back onto the front of the plane by the propeller mechanic. The wheels come out of the plane and work ad the plane hangs in the hangar. Two women clean air speed indicators (1:32-3:13). A mechanic places the air speed indicator into the control panel. The plane is outside on the tarmac. A pilot climbs into it. The propeller turns on. A plane flies through the sky. A man puts a headset on and uses a radio to communicate. Engine control panel board. A machinist’s mate assist with the men who are backing up a plane. A battleship at sea. A mechanic looks over a scout plane, likely a Vought OS2U Kingfisher, next to the propeller. Another plane next to it is also being worked on. A man climbs down a ladder. A plane is stationary and the propeller is going. It flies off the ship (3:14-5:36). End credits (5:37-5:50).

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