[Mediterranean cruise of the USS Dayton (CL-105), circa 1947]

Film footage of a Mediterranean cruise of the USS Dayton (CL-105), circa 1947. The footage predominantly focuses on flight operations related to Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk seaplanes, showing the aircraft on deck, being launched via catapult, in flight, taxiing on water, and being recovered from the water via crane. Pilots and other military personnel are shown in several scenes. Also included are brief clips of other aircraft in flight and the USS Dayton adorned with flags. One segment, beginning at 00:08:52, features an unidentified Mediterranean town.

The footage is in color and is silent.

Label on container: "Flight operations, USS Dayton, Sept 1947."