TEXAS TOWER, GEORGES SHOAL TOWER ANNEX-2 Reel 3 · Part 3

Description

Summary: General activities at the "Texas Tower," which include scenes of the oceanographic observatory, the men at work, at play, in their quarters, in the dispensary, and in the dining hall. An H-21 is shown being loaded at North Truro, Massachusetts, flying to the Tower, landing and unloading. Also shows H-21 taking off from Tower and returning to North Truro. (Photo'd by 1361st Photo Squadron). Reel 1: Night scene, deck of the Texas Tower. 19') MS one of-the life boats on the Texas Tower. 26') Out of focus. 56') MS looking over the heads of the men at the Texas Tower as they watch a movie. 84') CU of an oscilloscope, hand adjusting dials. 97') Several angles of a master sergeant working with electronic equipment. 128') CU four men seated at table, eating. Several angles, same scene description. 192') MS H-2l landing. 204') CU loading of H-21 with supp1ies and mail. 251') AV of the Massachusetts shoreline. 274') INT helicopter, looking toward the pilot's position. 303') CU looking over the shoulder of the co-pilot as they approach the Tower. AV as helicopter circles the Texas Tower. INT of helicopter as it lands on the tower deck. 370') MS H-21 on the tower deck -- auxiliary power units fastened to the helicopter are unplugged and the H-2l takes off. 406') MS toward the main radome. 418') Low angle of an H-21 coming in for landing. 443') MS personnel alighting from H-21 and supplies being unloaded. 476') CU nose section of the H-21 on the tower deck. 484') MS low angle, H-21 immediately after takeoff. 500') MLS H-2l circling the tower. 546') MS as one of the airmen raises the side netting on the deck. Another angle, same scene description. Then the netting is secured. 575') CU down on one of the caissons of the tower. 585') CU two of the men on the flying bridge, located underneath the tower, walk over and tighten one of the cables, walk back and climb up through the hatch. 663') MS fastening of the doughnut (a basket which is lowered over the side to haul passengers and gear from a surface vessel) onto crane. 673') CU as airman climbs into the doughnut. Several angles as the doughnut is lowered over the side and then raised. 770') CU sign, GEORGES SHOAL TOWER, ANNEX NO. 2 -- camera pans right to show a group of sea gulls near the tower. 787') Repeat same scene description. 832') CU airman going down through one of the caisson hatchways, coming back out again, closing hatchway. 899') MS 1st Lt. Alvin B. Size, OIC of deck crew with directing paddles, directing a helicopter in for landing. Camera pans over showing the helicopter hovering close to deck. 919') MS group of men carrying supplies. Camera pans over to INT of helicopter. 959') Total footage in reel. Reel 2: Sequence of scenes around an H-21 on deck of Texas Tower. Shows the H-21 taking off. 92') MS two men making repairs on a life boat. 105') CU two men painting the life boat. 134') INT kitchen -- loaves of bread being removed from the oven. 188') INT recreation room. CU men playing cards. 241') INT library. 275') CU men playing chess. 293') INT oceanographic observatory. Mr. Carlson, of the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office, is checking instruments which measure tides, currents, winds, and temperature of the ocean and waves. Several angles as Mr. Carlson lowers a water sampler through hole in the observatory deck to the ocean below. 391') MS A/lC Donald Frazier looking into the evaporator machine used to purify the ocean water. Several angles as he checks the various gauges on this equipment. 42l') CU SV airman writing a letter, then walking over to his bunk, lying down and reading. 548') INT radar maintenance room -- M/Sgt. George Ruth checks some of the equipment with an oscilloscope. 580') INT mess hall -- man walking in chow line. Several angles of the officers being served. 681') Several angles of T/Sgt. Brown, NCOIC of the diesel room, as he walks from the switchboard to dial panel, noting voltage output on dai1y log. Several angles of T/Sgt. John Dean Jr. as he enters the UHF room and then works on the radios. 866') CU low angle, sign above door: UHF ROOM. 896') MS from helicopter taking off, of the Texas tower. 908') ELS of the Tower. 939') LS of the coastline. 967') MS H-21 on ground, receiving supplies. 990') Total footage in reel. Reel 3: INT kitchen -- cook turning chicken. 53') INT recreation room -- two men playing ping-pong. 73') MS airman working in the laundry, removes clothes from a washer and places them in a dryer. 106') MS sign above doorway: TROPO-SCATTER. This equipment enables the men on the tower to converse with the mainland by telephone, by throwing a sound beam at a certain angle at the troposphere, which in turn is bounced off at a predetermined angle to hit the pans mounted on shore at North Truro, Massachusetts. This enables the commander of the tower to give quick warning to the mainland in case of attack, and also with radio ensures that a warning is received quickly. Shows several scenes of Mr. Urlass, and M/Sgt. Howard Maheu, electronics technicians checking the equipment. 191') Several angles of M/Sgt. Joseph Demore, M/Sgt. Joseph Maheu, and M/Sgt. George Ruth, in their quarters. 265') INT dispensary -- T/Sgt. Manley Wicks walks into the dispensary and has T/Sgt. William F. Berard, hospital attendant, look in his ear. 322') MS two men seated at radarscopes. Several CU's of the men looking at radarscopes and talking into headsets. 386') MLS H-21 coming in for landing at North Truro, Massachusetts. 443') MS refueling of the H-21. 488') CU sign: TOWER ANNEX NO. 2, 762ND AC&W SQUADRON. 543') MS loading of supplies into H-21. 586') MS the men donning survival suits. Several angles, same scene description. 665') MS men boarding the helicopter. 681') MLS helicopter, rotor blades turning -- supply truck and gasoline tack in area. Supply truck drives out of scene left, H-21 takes off. 752') MS radome at North Truro, Massachusetts. 767') LS establishing the area. 774') LS partly constructed radome. 780') Total footage in reel. Good (Basic: Orig neg)

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

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Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities