DEEP FREEZE '64 Part 1

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1) CU Sign reading, "Welcome to Naval Station, Rota, Spain", this is set in middle of a flower bed, Naval Station buildings seen in BG. VG2) MS Air terminal at Rota, Spain, framed by wing of LC-130F in FG auxilary power unit is seen setting in left BG. G3) CU One of port engines starting on LC-130F, man standing by; fire bottle in FG. G4) MS Looking up under wing to two port engines, inboard engines revving up, port onboard engines starting up, fire truck setting in BG. VG5) A-G LS Coast of Sardinia, seen from window of LC-130F, engine in FG (this is taken while underway to Cairo, Egypt. VG6) MCU Mobile gas truck refueling a plane, plane is at Cairo Airport; Egyptian writing is seen along the side of plane; fuel truck looks rather quaint, part of terminal building is seen in BG. VG7) CU Two members of LC-130F and two Egyptian crew members standing by gas hose during gassing of LC-130F, in front of Cairo Terminal.8) CU One of the crewmembers with his hand on hose watching gauges during fueling of plane. G9) CU Egyptian crewmember and one of plane crewmembers are standing by during fueling. SV VG10) ECU Egyptian fuel crewmember. VG11) MCU LC-130F, two onboard engines feathered as the plane taxies past airport terminal, leaves scene to right, air terminal is seen plainly and is very modernistic. VG12) CU LC-130F; crewmember in FG directing aircraft, as plane taxies near terminal. G13) CU LT. CDR. R.G. DICKERSON talking on lip mike and looking around, this is onboard aircraft. G14) CU Altimeter passing 23, 000 foot mark, other dials on panel are also seen. VG15) CU Many of the gauges on instrument panel in cockpit of LC-130F, while in flight. G16) CU LT. HERR sitting in co-pilot seat talking into lip mike. G17) CU Throttles; pilot's hand reaching for throttles, pulling throttles back, his hand then leaves throttle. VG18) CU Throttles; pilot's hand pushing throttles forward, several dials on instrument panel in BG. VG19) CU Pilot at controls has a chart on his lap, pilot reaches up to instrument panel with his right hand, pulls his hand back on controls.20) CU Same as before. VG21) CU Welcoming party at Cape Town, South Africa, LC-130F taxiing in from BG to parking area, this is framed by tail section of first LC-130F, which had already landed; people in FG appear to be just spectators not welcoming party. G22) HA MSU CLAUDE C. STANLEY ADJC, flight engineer of plane *318, holding a check on one of the engines as he lifts flap on engine; checks oil stick. VG23) HA CU STANLEY opening quart can of oil, pouring it into recess of engine.24) CU Another quart of oil being poured into engine by Chief STANLEY, during check on engine. VG25) ECU Chief STANLEY standing before one of engines during check; air terminal is seen in far BG. G26) CU Chief STANLEY closing top flap on engine, man with him is unident. G27) LA CU Prop engine on outboard port side, prop begins turning over, as it starts and begins revving up smoothly. VG28) CU Side number of aircraft 18. G29) CU Letters, "20", side number of the second aircraft. G30) CU Pilot, chief engineer in FG, they start engines on LC-130F, part of runway is seen through window, co-pilot is to the right BG of engineer in FG. EXCELLENT31) HA CU Interior view; rear view of pilot, and co-pilot, also chief engineer, during take-off of aircraft, runway seen passing along past windshield, plane shaking a little; this is take-off from Cape Town, South Africa, beginning its 4, 000 mile journey to the Antartic, plane finally gets off ground. EXCELLENT32) A-G LS Curved coastline of Cape of Good Hope, last landfall until they reach the Antarotic, mountains are seen in BG; PAN out over beach area and over water. G33) CU CDR. G.R. KELLY at controls. VG34) A-G LS Looking down over point of land, last landfall to be seen before arriving at the Antartic, this is a peninsula of land. VG35) CU CDR. KELLY in co-pilot's seat pointing out window and saying, "last landfall", as he talks with pilo

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General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities