Hurricane Hunters are aircrews that fly
into to gather weather data. Currently, the US organizations that fly
these missions are the US Navy and USCG. We hope you'll
enjoy.
1st Film: "P2V Neptune
Hurricane Hunters". This is a
story about the Navy explaining the early warning system in 1964 using a P2V
Neptune aircraft to retreave weather data for this system. Runtime 14:15 Min's
2nd Film; "Fury of the
Wind". This film is explains
how and when hurricanes develop and the damage that can be done to America. P2V
Neptune is used also in this film. Great story and footage. B-W. Runtime
9 Min's.
4th Film; "C-121 Hurricane Hunters". A
USN film that uses the famous USN C-121 Super Constellation to fly
hurricane missions to gather information of the developing hurricane. This film
shows one such mission and the turbulence that they fly through is amazing.
Runtime 20:50 Min's
5th Film; "Project Thunderstorm". After the
WWII, the USAF studied weather and problems for aircraft. One of the aircrafts used was a P-61 variant
renamed the F-15. Runtime 35:21 Min's
6th Film; "Hurricane Newsreels". A short collection of
newsreels of past hurricanes and there damage. Runtime 5:38 Min's
7th Film; "C-130 Hurricane Hunters
HD" The U. S. Coast Guard use the
HC-130 Hercules to track and fly into hurricanes to verify weather stats. 6 Min