VIET NAM CARRIER AIR STRIKEUSS MIDWAY (CVA-41) Part 1

Description

1) MCU Communications room, with men working on equipment. G to F2) CU Man bent over a teletyper, then walking out of scene. G3) CU F-8D aircraft on flight deck, with liquid oxygen being put aboard. G4) CU Valve leading into side of aircraft during loading of liquid oxygen into oxygen tank of aircraft. G5) CU Man working oxygen equipment on deck. G6) MLS UH-2B "copter on deck; several flight deck crewmen around "copter. G7) LA MS Plane captain climbing down from top of "copter after checking rotors. G8) CU Plane captain checking engine sections on "copter. G9) MLS UH-2B on deck ready for take off; flag man up front giving signal for turn up of engine.10) MLS Flag man on deck holding up a red flag.11) MLS UH-2B with rotors engaged; DD in silhouette underway in BG. G12) LA MS PAN "Copter in flight after take off.13) CU Mechanic loosening dzus nuts on cowling section of A-1H and setting it onto deck. G14) LA CU Mechanic checking fuel strainer for water and fuel.15) CU Mechanic"s face while working on A-1H. G16) CU Mechanic working with aircraft, and replacing section of fuel cowling.17) MLS PAN RF-8A landing on flight-deck; tail section of F-4B left of frame. G18) CU Photo Mate DON L. CARROLL opening door to camera bay on RF-8A. G19) ECU Dzus nuts unscrewed, door opened, camera magazine being removed from inside aircraft; panel is again tightened; man walks off with aerial magazine.20) MCU Interior: Photographer walking towards the photo lab with film magazine removed from RF-8A.21) CU Stencil on door: "Aviation Photo Lab". G22) ECU Face of Photo mate when door is opened for him.23) CU Door to film processing room closed.24) CU Film processing door opened; a man hands dry film to a man outside door. G25) HA CU Man standing by bomb elevator as it comes up to flight deck level with two 250 1b. bombs on a dolly; man pushes the bombs off elevator. G26) MS PAN Ordnanceman wheeling 250 1b. bombs on a cart to front of an A-4E type aircraft, moving on past, and under the wing of a second A-4E.27) CU Ordnanceman working with tail section of bombs. G28) ECU Ordnanceman removing a section from stern of one of the bombs. G29) ECU Section being screwed into stern of bomb. G30) CU Ordnanceman lifting 500 1b. bomb under wing of A-4E to bomb rack. G31) CU 500 1b. bomb on bomb rack under A-4E; ordnancemen still working around bomb.32) CU Ordnanceman screwing in nose fuse in bomb under wing.33) ECU Safety wire put in place on front of bomb. G34) MS A-3B on flight deck, wings folded. G

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities