THE ROVER BOYS IN PERIL
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Year Published: 1948
Format: 16mm
Description: Made by the pioneering cartoon studio UPA (United Productions of America) in 1948, "The Rover Boys in Peril" or "Accidents resulting from unfamiliarity in aircraft", is a U.S. Navy flight training film. It features three brave pilots who are challenged by an arch enemy Dan Baxter to fly unfamiliar aircraft. The result: three accidents. At 4:30 the commander lays into the Rover Boys for biting off more than they could chew. This cartoon was doubtless inspired by the work of Lt. Robert Osborn, who in 1943 in collaboration with Commander Seth Warner, created a "sage of safety" character known as Grandpa Pettibone for a column in the BUAER News Letter (produced by the Bureau of Aeronautics). The column addressed the increasing aircraft mishap rate. Osborn’s illustrations commingled with Warner’s narrative accounts of aircraft accidents. Following a description of a mishap, the old curmudgeon aviator railed at young fliers for making stupid mistakes. More than one aviator caught in a pinch in the sky has suddenly remembered a timely pearl of wisdom from Gramps that helped the flier avoid a costly- and perhaps fatal-error. Osborn was also the creator of more than 2,000 "Dilbert the Pilot" and "Spoiler the Mechanic" posters. These safety gems were liberally displayed in hangars and aboard ships during WW II and into the 1950s. In addition, he produced "Sense" pamphlets, which gave WW II fliers common sense safety rules on aviation subjects, such as "Flight Deck Sense." In 1977, Osborn’s dedicated service to Naval Aviation was recognized when he was designated No. 14 in the elite group of Honorary Naval Aviators.
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[Music] so unexcelled in the field of sport outstanding an all-campus endeavor dancers from the art of votes [Music] the rover boys naturally became navy fires dick the eldest showed rare leadership ability as pilot of a big ship he was exceptionally fitted for the job the youngest was honored for this manly reserve wherever these fine lads gathered they were hailed as unexcelled pilots and gentlemen but they also had an enemy dan baxter you can't pilot unfamiliar aircraft oh yes we can ben baxter eager to disprove the cowardly claim of her enemy dan baxter it is small wonder we find the rovers in high splitters for today they are checking out in planes unfamiliar to them but the checkout chat does not seem to share their felicity he is more concerned with dull elementary details he seems to forget that dick has been a skipper of a man-sized multi-engine cross a far greater responsibility than an snk but finally the ordeal is over and once again demonstrates this aeronautical superiority now it is time to head to home you've always depended on your radio man navigator and co-pilot but now it all depends on you [Music] and meanwhile tom is subjected to a monotonous monologue but the fun-loving rover is too lively you to pay much attention to a puddy as for this f for you why tom could fly the the box it came in fortunately buster's instructor is a more interesting conversation and buster is reluctant to change the subject so loathe is he to hurt the flight officers feelings however buster has nothing to worry about after a damn day flight he heads your wheels are not down if only i had inquired into the emergency features of this machine try the co2 handle afraid to ask questions lets you be lost uh hey buster try the co2 release i don't know where it is hello on fuel here i come [Music] and now back to tom failed to read that technical note on spin recovery characteristics hidden tom rover [Music] splinter [Music] well it's dan baxter sir he's a personal enemy of ours you rovers haven't got a monopoly on dan baxter he's the enemy of all players especially throttle jockeys hot rocks and shrinking violets but i'm an experienced pilot of a pb you're a big ship operator unfamiliar with single-engine planes but i've been flying single-engine planes but never in for you i wasn't given a thorough checkout it's up to you to demand one but a checkout begins before you're in the cockpit know the pilot's handbook study the manuals familiarize yourself with technical orders technical though aviation circular letters flight safety bulletins see pertinent movies and keep up on grandpa petty bones advice to aviators thus the rover boys bested the arrogant dan baxter but he still looks around the airfield looking for a victim bishop it isn't you [Music]
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