BEACH OBSTACLES DEMOLITION SECRETS DISCLOSED "REDDY FOX" Part 2

Description

Summary: "Reddy Fox" a "sausage" of explosives is towed toward shore by an LCVP. The final shot is the demolition of a beach obstacle. THE USS MASSACHUSETTS IN A TYPHOON. The battleship plowing through heavy sea; waves sweeping the decks. LS from the bridge showing several of the planes keeled-over . AVs, merchant hulk SS Schuyler Colfax is sunk off Hawaii on deck experimental torpedo firing from plane.(No scenes of the torpedo firing). AVs, bow of the Colfax sinking beneath water. V-2 ROCKET FIRED FROM THE USS MIDWAY. Adm WHP Blandy, Rear Adm John J Ballantine, other officers on the deck of carrier Midway. A tank of liquid oxygen is hoisted aboard the ship by crane at Norfolk. Rocket shown on hangar deck of carrier as it is prepared for firing. Men make final check. Men disconnecting alcohol line from rocket. Liquid oxygen tank is brought topside on elevator from hangar deck. MS, Adm Blandy and Vice Adm Forrest P Sherman. Liquid oxygen tank taken into place for fueling of rocket. Connecting liquid oxygen fuel line. Fire fighter party with hand extinguishers stand by. Hydrogen peroxide container is put into place. Pan, FS, rocket taking off and in flight. FLS, rocket. Fighter planes F4U are brought on the flightdeck for take-off. Planes warming up. Slowmotion shots, ECU, rocket taking off from deck of vessel. USS MIDWAY AT SEA AVs, HSs, carrier under way. "RAKE" A "rake" attached to forward part of LCVP is used to explode mines.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities