48 Hours
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1Supercarrier 2 days & 2 nights aboard the USS "J.F. Kennedy", one of the USA's most powerful warships.(i)"High Risk": life on the flight deck, controlling the immense forces & lethal technology of the aircraft. (7 mins).(ii) "Floating City": commander of a carrier is responsible for the population equivalent of a small town. Running the "Kennedy". (5.5 mins)(iii) "Top Dog": life as a fighter pilot aboard a carrier. (9 mins)(iv) "Where the Heart Is": being married to a fighter pilot. (5 mins)(v) "See the World": the "snipes": those who work below decks, who might never see the outside world in a tour. (6.5 mins)(vi) "Hard Sell": supercarriers could be a casualty of the need to cut defense budget. Pros & cans of system. (5.5 mins).(vii) "Night Shift": the US is the only nation in the world to fly off carriers at night. (1.5 mins)
Primary Title
- 48 Hours
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 8 December 1990
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 20 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Classification
- Not Classified
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Newsmagazine