VIET NAM CARRIER AIR STRIKEUSS MIDWAY (CVA-41), South China Sea Part 1

Description

1) MLS A-4E landing on flight deck, framed by part of A-3B; second A-4E lands moving out of scene at right, framed by A-3B in right FG; tractors are parked left BG. G2) MLS A-1H making a recovery, plane folds it"s wings, taxies past rear of A-3B framed in FG; bomb racks are empty on aircraft. G3) MLS E-1B landing on deck making a good arrested landing; planes are parked next to island in left BG; E-1B taxies forward making it"s approach, stops momentarily, folds it"s wings; plane director directs plane forward and off at left, some personnel seen walking about flight deck; C-1A coming in for landing in BG, touches down for good arrested landing; plane director directs plane forward; C-1A folds it"s wings as it continues taxiing toward forward part of island; PAN to left with C-1A parking in front of island structure for off-loading of mail. VG4) CU Pilots in cockpit of C-1A, starboard engine still reving up. G5) MCU Ship"s personnel hand passing mail bags from C-1A off at right. VG6) CU Cargo being off-loaded from C-1A by crew. VG7) CU Green shirts with mail bag in hand, walking out of scene at right. G8) MS Mailbags on deck, men picking up mailbags next to aircraft, walk-off at right toward island. G9) LA CU American Flag painted on vertical stabilizer of C-1A, numbers of USS MIDWAY are also painted on stabilizer. VG10) MS Looking out over open bomb elevator on flight deck; ordnancemen looking on in BG; bombs of various types come up to flight deck level, mengather around bomb carts, push bombs off elevator. (SV) VG11) MCU 2000 1b. bomb being wheeled past camera over flight deck; tractor tows F-8E down deck in BG. G12) MS Three men pushing 2000 1b down deck toward A-1Hs parked in BG. G13) MCU Ordnance personnel loading 250 1b bombs under wing of A-1H. (SV) VG14) CU Nose fuse being screwed in place, all that is seen is man"s hand. G15) CU Ordnancemen"s hands attaching safety wires to nose fuse and cutting wire. G16) MS 2000 1b. bomb being pushed under wing of aircraft to attach it under A-1H aircraft. G17) MS 2000 1b. on hydraulic lift being pushed onto forward section of fuselage. G18) MCU 2000 1b. bomb being put in place under bomb rack directly under fuselage. G19) MS Hydraulic bomb cart being pulled out from underneath aircraft. VG20) MS Ordnancemen loading 250 1b bombs under port wing of A-1H. (SV) VG21) CU Bar being unscrewed from nose of 250 1b bomb. G22) MS Man working on nose of A-4C aircraft. G23) CU Plane Captain cleaning refueling probe of A-4C. (SV) VG24) LA MS Plane Captain wiping windshield of A-4C aircraft. (SV) G25) LA CU Plane Captain cleaning canopy of aircraft. G26) LA ECU Plane Captain at work cleaning aircraft. G (Plane Captain is G. J. GUERRERO of VA-22 squardron from New York)

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities