SEC DEF VISIT TO UNITS OF 7th FLEET Part 3

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1) HA MS AD6 on port catapult aboard MIDWAY; flight deck crew in center of deck; plane is catapulted on USS MIDWAY (CVA-41). VG2) HA MS A3D moved out to port catapult. G3) HA MS Same placed on strbd. catapult. G4) HA CU A3D.5) HA LS A3D on strbd. catapult; PAN right to bridge where enl"d. man stands.6) CU Mr. MCELROY shakes hands with high-ranking officers aboard MIDWAY after landing in TF-1 Trader. G to F7) MS PAN left: MR. MCELROY walks across flight deck with Vice Adm. Frederick Cavet, Com. 7th Fleet. G8) CU ADM. HARRY D. FELT, COM CHIEF PACIFIC steps out of TF-1 and shakes hands with high-ranking officers. G9) MS PAN right: Group walks toward island. G10) MCU PAN left: MR. MCELROY in baseball cap, follows officer. G11) MS MCELROY speaks to Chinese Troups from podium at PING TUNG, TSOY"ING (SV). VG12) MS MCELROY walks to waiting sedan; door held by Chinese; MCELROY talks to Chinese General. G13) MCU MCELROY and party shake hands with line of Chinese officers. G14) MS MCELROY is led to grand stand. G15) MS MCELROY and party sit in small grand stand; Chinese Army officers stand in FG; models of ships sit on ground in FG. G16) MS MCELROY is led to jeep by Chinese officer. G17) MS Building flying flags; MCELROY stands in back of jeep reviewing Chinese Marine as they stand by their amphibious tanks; PAN right: Jeep passes by.18) MS MCELROY stands next to aircraft after his arrival in Ping Tung, Taiwan; party of greeting officers alongside aircraft. G19) CU MCELROY shakes hands with Marine pilot; Chinese officers stand by.20) MCU MCELROY stands in group of Marine pilots (SV). G21) MS ADM. FELT stands with marine pilots looking on. G22) CU MCELROY points to Marine pilots (COL MARSHALL, officer in charge of Marine Air Group II). G23) MCU Large party of officers walk down toward USS MIDWAY on island.24) MS Five officers walk down flight deck of MIDWAY. G25) HA MCU USS TRATHEN (DD-530) moves up alongside MIDWAY. VG26) MS TF-1 Trader taxies for take-off; PAN right: TV-1 takes off from MIDWAY carrying four-stars on its side.27) MS MCELROY and party walk on island. G28) MS MCELROY shakes hands with various Admirals prior to his departure. G29) CU MCELROY removes his coat and talks to pilot; he steps into aircraft. G30) LA MS Island of MIDWAY: MCELROY and party look over flight deck (SV).31) MS Crew sits along edge of deck watching strafing and bodying done on tow target. G32) MLS Two jet aircraft in flight.33) LS Tow target underway behind ship. G34) HA MS PAN right: A3D catapulted from port catapult of the MIDWAY (SV)35) MCU Group of Admirals stand on deck of MIDWAY with MCELROY.36) CU Mirror system"s reflections from some of crew. G37) MCU MCELROY in stripped T-shirt with two Admirals. G38) CU MCELROY speaks with Adm. Felt, Russel and Cavet on deck of MIDWAY during operations. G39) CU MCELROY is helped on with Mae West prior to his leaving on flight.40) CU MCELROY enters HUP-2 helicopter hatch. G41) MS HUP-2 rises from deck of MIDWAY on flight around ship with MCELROY and flys out over water. G42) HA MS F8U on port catapult with after burner on; same being catapulted; PAN right: Officers in island; AD6 on launch (SV). VG43) HA MS FJ4B catapulted from port catapult aboard MIDWAY.44) HA MCU A3D on port catapult; blast fences are up; plane is catapulted; PAN right: Officers on island after plane"s catapult in the late evening (SV). VG45) HA MLS TF-1 Trader touching-down on deck with MCELROY. G46) HA MS TF-1 Trader taxing and folds wings moving toward island structure. G47) HA MS The fuselage of AD showing RADM. CLARK, COM Task Force 77 greeting ADM. FELT, COM PACIFIC FLEET on board the USS MIDWAY.48) HA MS Officers wlak toward island structure. G49) CU Interior view: Bridge with MR. MCELROY and AM. FELT on bridge looking through window pointing down toward flight deck. G50) ECU Side view: MCELROY looks through windown of bridge (SV). G51) HA LS AD6 touches down on deck for landing.52) CU MCELR

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General Records of the Department of the Navy

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities