US AMERICA (CVA-66) OPS. IN MED Part 3

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1) MLS Port beam view, Russian PC-160 steaming off starb'd side of USS AMERICA (CVA-66) during flight ops.; UH-2A 'copter flies over the stern of PC-160. G to F 2) MLS Port beam view, Russian ship steaming off starboard side of AMERICA; UH- 2A 'copter flies by in mid FG; PAN slightly to right, showing an unidt. DD in BG. F (UX) 3) CU Crewman looking thru the long glass on wing of flag bridge, as he looks towards the Russian ship steaming in BG; colored crewman then backs away from the long glass. F to P (UX) 4) CU Rear view, crewman looking thru the long glass at the Russian PC-160 in far BG; signal light in right of frame. G 5) CU Officer and enl'd man on wing of bridge looking towards the Russian ship steaming in far BG; UH- 2A 'copter flies past starboard side of Russian ship in BG. G 6) CU Looking past one of the crewmen leaning on the railing area, looking towards the PC-160 steaming along with the AMERICA. G 7) LS port beam view, Russian ship, UH-2A 'copter flies by in mid FG. G to F 8) CU Signal crew in FG, one man working the signal light; USS RICHARD F. BYRD (DDG-23) steaming off the starb'd side of AMERICA, with the Russian ship steaming far off the starboard side of BYRD; UH-2A 'copter flies by in FG (SV). G 9) HA LS Starb'd bow view, USS BYRD steaming far off port quarter of AMERICA; Russian ship steaming in BG, following in formation with the American war ships; PAN, showing the BYRD and the Russian ship steaming at flank speed. G 10) HA MLS Starb'd beam view, Russian ship steaming abreast the USS BYRD; PAN, with the BYRD steaming in FG. VG 11) LS Starb'd beam view, USS BYRD and Russian PC steaming off port side of AMERICA; one of the Squadron pilot's in FG snapping pictures of two ships in BG; tail of an A-4E type aircraft is framed in BG. G 12) CU Looking over right shoulder of an enl'd man looking towards the BYRD and the Russian ship steaming in far BG. 13) CU A-4C being armed with Conventional bombs by the ordancemen on flight deck. VG 14) CU Snakeye bombs being worked over by the ordancemen. G 15) ECU Man working with fuses for the bombs. G to F 16) LA CU Snakeye bombs attached to the under-carriage of the A-4C; ordancemen in left FG. 17) CU Ordancemen working over one of the snakeye bombs, attached to the bomb rack. G to F 18) HA LS Over-looking forward part of flight deck of AMERICA, showing the area filled with aircraft forward and off to the right. VG 19) HA MLS A-3B type aircraft coming to a stop after landing; various aircraft are directly below, as seen from the island. 20) HA MS F-4B type aircraft coming to a stop after landing; various aircraft are directly below, as seen from the island. 20) HA MS F-4B, an A-4C aircraft moving onto #3 and #4 cat. VG 21) HA MS Flight deck personnel out on deck; F-4B on #3 cat, with Sparrow 3 type missile under starboard wing. G 22) HA MLS F-4B on #3 cat, an A-4C on #4 cat; flight deck personnel in mid part of deck; F-4B cuts in its after burner, takes off out of scene to right on launch; F-4B moves into scene form left, the A-4C is launched from #4 cat in BG. VG 23) HA MS F-4B on #3 cat, cuts in its after burners; launch signal is given; PAN with the F-4B catted from flight deck; part of the superstructure to right on the PAN. VG 24) LA CU PAN F-4B making a recovery, release its brake; tail hook man in right FG; wings of aircraft are folded and plane taxies off. VG 25) LA MCU PAN F-4B making an arrested landing. G to F 26) LS Looking down flight deck area, E-2A type aircraft parked in left FG; an A-3B type aircraft makes its approach, touches down, rolls out to a stop; arresting wire is released from tail hook of A-3B. VG 27) LS Looking down after part of flight deck, green light is in far BG on the deck-edge; E-2A type aircraft are parked to left; an A-1G comes in over deck, makes a recovery; PAN, showing the A-1G coming to a stop folding its wings. VG

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities