SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, ROBERT MCNAMARA, VISITS USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) Yankee Station, Gulf of Tonkin Part 3

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1) LA CU CDR. RICHARD BALLINGER, VF-162, sitting in cockpit of F-8E, plane captain in right FG. VG2) LA MS CDR. BALLINGER climbing down from F-8E to flight deck, being congratulated by ordnance officer, LTjg THURMAN aboard the USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) after shooting down MIG 21 on 9 Oct. 1966, north of Hanoi. G3) CU CDR. BALLINGER climbing down from his F-8E and being congratulated by ordnance officer, two officers then walk off toward left. VG4) CU CDR. BALLINGER describing how he shot down MIG to LT THURMAN, they then shake hands. G5) CU CDR. BALLINGER describing how he shot down MIG to LT THURMAN, island structure of ORISKANY in BG. VG6) MS C-1A being launched from *1 catapult; PAN to left, aircraft launched and off deck. G7) CU F-8E being moved down to *1 catapult. G8) LA MS Up toward pilot in cockpit, pilot is CDR. BALLINGER G9) MS PAN to left, CDR. BALLINGER being catapulted off in F-8E and airborne over water. VG10) CU C-1A taxiing with VIPs aboard. (short, G)11) MS Secretary of Defense, ROBERT McNAMARA, debarking from C-1A, ADMIRAL ULYSSES S. G. SHARP, JR, GENERAL EARLE G. WHEELER, ARTHUR SYLVESTER being greeted by VADM. JOHN J. HYLAND and RADM. WALTER L. CURTIS, JR, RADM. VINCENT P. De POIX, and CAPTAIN GRIMES, many civilian photographers moving about in FG; PAN to left, SEC. Defense going through ranks of flight deck side boys receiving further greetings. G12) CU Sec. Defense flag on side of C-1A. (SV) G13) MCU PAN to right, C-1A landing aboard the ORISKANY, catching wire, rolling to stop. G to F14) CU C-1A taxiing, folding its wings. F15) MS PAN, F-8E landing aboard the ORISKANY, catching wire, much of plane out of scene at right, after section still seen with wire still in tail hook. G16) MS F-8E taxiing forward, wings folded. G17) MS PAN, C-1A making an arrested landing, catching wire, rolling to stop, wire is released by aircraft, PAN up, forward section of aircraft, plane then taxies forward, folding its wings. G to F18) CU GENERAL WHEELER; PAN to left, other VIPs at dinner table, camera stops at SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ROBERT McNAMARA who is seated next to VADM. HYLAND. G19) MS SEC. DEFENSE McNAMARA moving away from table to podium. G20) MCU SEC. DEFENSE McNAMARA speaking after dinner. (SV) G21) MCU SEC. DEFENSE receiving ship"s plaque, Sec. Defense places it on table, then sits back down at table. G22) CU VADM. HYLAND and SEC. DEFENSE at table. G23) MS VADM. HYLAND, SEC. DEFENSE, ADMIRAL SHARP, RADM. CURTIS, GENERAL WHEELER, CAPTAIN IARROBINO, CO, ORISKANY, all seated at dinner table in ward room. VG24) CU ADMIRAL SHARP talking with RADM. CURTIS. G25) CU VADM. HYLAND, SEC. DEFENSE, coming out of island; PAN to right, two walking over flight deck, moving onto flight deck to talk with news press.26) MS SEC. DEFENSE with press gathering around.27) CU SEC. DEFENSE talking with press on flight deck. (SV)28) CU SEC. McNAMARA speaking with unidentified Admiral next to aircraft.29) CU SEC. DEFENSE talking with press. G30) CU GENERAL WHEELER. G31) CU Group of high ranking officers. G32) CU ADM. SHARP and other officers. (SV) VG33) CU ADM. SHARP; PAN to left, SEC. DEFENSE talking with press.34) CU Civilian news media and press gathered around SEC. DEFENSE G35) LA MS Island structure, *34; PAN down, C-1A turning up on flight deck, starting the engines.36) CU Forward section of C-1A. G37) LA MS Numbers 34 on island, some of ship"s company on island.38) CU Civilian news media with cameras and gear.39) CU Two news photographers taking movies as C-1A taxies toward catapult, forward of island; PAN with C-1A taxiing. VG40) LA LS Two UH-2A helicopters in flight. F41) LA MS C-1A with SEC. DEFENSE aboard, plane is catapulted; PAN to left, plane airborne from deck of the ORISKANY. VG42) MS C-1A taxiing past island toward *1 catapult with more VIPs to be flown off. G43) LA MS C-1A catapulted, swish PAN to left, plane lifting off an

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General Records of the Department of the Navy

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities