ACTIVITIES ABOARD THE USS ENTERPRISE AT SEA, PACIFIC AREA Part 1

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Signal Corps ADC 2430 DC SOURCE: AFCF (POA-36 (1590-3)) 430 FILM: ARCH & APC MP, 906' ea, Comp,( Push-Pull) ACTIVITIES ABOARD THE USS ENTERPRISE AT SEA Pacific Area 21 Aug - 21 Sept 1944 Angle shots from deck of ship to flight control tower. Flight commander changes take-off flags. VS, planes warm up on deck and take off. Follow shots, fighter planes take off from carrier. VS, disabled fighter is pushed fwd on carrier deck by crewmen. VS, guide cables set up high on carrier deck as planes come in for landing. Immediately upon striking deck, guide cables fall backward. Planes taxi along flight deck, and guide ropes move up into position for next plane. Excellent scene from side of flight deck as plane lands and loses wheel. NOTE: The sound is only that of planes landing. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERB/lzw Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities