MIDSHIPMEN ABOARD USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31) Part 1

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1) CU Flight-deck gas crewman pulling a gas hose over flight deck. 2) CU Gas crewman gassing one of the aircraft. G 3) CU Midshipman 1st. Class ROBERT S. SCHREIBER son of CDR Schreiber of 9 Hillcrest Rd., Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, Calif, observing flight deck refueling ops. with the guidance of LLOYD E. WEBER, ABF2, as they stand next to an A 4E type aircraft. G 4) MS WEBER watching the refueling. VG 5) CU Midshipman And WEBER chatting. G 6) CU Hand of gas crewman holding onto the gas nozzle. G 7) CU Midshipman and WEBER chatting. G 8) CU Gas crewman gassing fuel tank under wing of aircraft. G 9) CU SCHREIBER on flight deck chatting with WEBER. G 10) CU SCHREIBER standing next to WEBER as the crewman gasses the A-1H type aircraft. G 11) CU SCHREIBER walking past the camera. G 12) CU SCHREIBER being instructed on gas fuel pumps (SV). 13) CU Man in purple shirt instructing SCHREIBER in fuction of flightdeck refueling. (SV) 14) CU Gauge pointed to by the instructor. G 15) CU Large pump being pointed to. G 16) CU Man turning a wheel on the fuel pump. G 17) CU SCHREIBER and instructor walking towards the side of an A-4E. l8) CU SCHREIBER and instructor under the A-4E aircraft. (SV). 19) CU Instructor instructing SCHREIBER on refueling. 20) CU Fuel hose insterted into a fuel belly tank and removed. G 21) CU Midshipesn 1st. Class WILLIAM J. KANE, son of MR & MRS William J. Kane, of 912 So. Conestoga St., Philadelphia, PA., being shown the duties of a signalman aboard USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31), by one of the signalmen HAROLD ALBRITTON, SMI. VG 22) CU MILTON T GRAMBY, SM3. 23) CU Midshipman KANE being instructed in the functions of the signalmen aboard the CVA (SV). 24) MCU KANE looking on as the signalman places a covering over the signal light (SV). G 25) CU ALBRITTON chatting with KANE next to signal light. G 26) CU KANE looking on as two signalmen snap on signal flags from flag bag. G to F 27) LA CU Hoist being, hauled down. F 28) CU KANE listening as the 1st. Class signalman instructs him; both signalmen in these scenes are negro. G 29) CU Signalman and Midshipman. G 30) MCU Midshipman looking on as the signalman instructs him on the use of the long glass (SV) 31) MCU Face of ALBRTTON, as he talks with the Midshipman. 32) CU Midshipman listening to the instructions. 33) CU Midshipman peering thru the long glass. VG 34) CU PLAT (Pilot Landing Aid Television) system, showing A-4E type aircraft being launched on the monitor. VG 35) CU A-4E being launched from deck of ship, second aircraft being launched from #l cat ( SV) 36) CU Midshipman 1st. Class JERRY C WATSON, son of MR & MRS George Watson, of 112 Beech St., Pensacola, Fla., being instructed by CHARLES E. WARD, AN, the function and use of the PLAT camera on the 07 level (SV). 37) CU WATSON listening to the instructor during briefing. F 38) ECU Face of WARD. F 39) MCU Midshipman listening to WARD. G 40) CU PLAT camera, various parts being pointed to by WARDS. G 41) CU WARD and the Midshipman looking at the rear of PLAT camera (SV). G toF 42) ECU WATSON looking into the viewer of camera. G 43) CU WARD wearing sound-powered phones. 44) CU WARD swinging the PLAT camera around. G 45) CU WARD peering thru the eye-piece of camera and swinging it around as though following an aircraft coming in for landing. 46) LS Looking down over forward part of flight, deck, WATSON partly seen off to the left FG G 47) CU Looking down alongside the PLAT camera pointing towards the A-lH on #2 cat in BG, A-1H is launched, PLAT camera catches the launch. F 48) CU WATSON looking into the viewer of camera, swinging it around (SV). G 49) HA MS A-4C type aircraft making an arrested landing, PLAT camera in FG following she aircraft in. G 50) HA MLS A-4C making an arrested landing, PAN showing the PLAT camera and operator. G to F

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General Records of the Department of the Navy

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities