BOMB HANDLING ABOARD USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64) Gulf of Tonkin Part 1

Description

1) CU Ordnanceman wheeling Snakeye bombs on a cart into FG; PAN with the AO pushing the bombs under the wing of an A-AC aircraft. VG 2) CU Man unscrewing a pressure screw on side of bomb rack. F 3) MCU Two AO's wheeling two Snakeye bombs under the pylon of the A-4C. G to F 4) CU Looking down over top of the Snakeye bomb. G 5) CU Snakeye bombs being lifted up to the pylon, hooked up to the rack. G 6) CU Two bombs, AO lifting one of the bombs up to pylon; pylon now has three bombs secured to it; one man is unscrewing a heavy rod from nose of a bomb. G 7) CU Looking over hands of a man preparing a fuse for insertion into nose of bomb. G 8) EOU Front view, facial expression of the AO. G 9) CU Three Snakeye bombs on the pylon, AO working with bombs off to left. 10) MCU AO wheeling a cart across the flight deck. G 11) CU Looking down over bomb fuses in cart. 12) CU AO pulling out a fuse from the box, also a safety wire, walk off to left and inserting fuse in nose of bomb. G 13) ECU Man working with the safety wire. G 14) ECU Safety wire being placed into opening on the fuse and then cut with a pair of wire cutters. VG 15) MCU Three AO's, two lifting a Snakeye bomb up onto the pylon; slight PAN, showing an AO walking into scene, putting a fuse into one of the bombs; fuses are screwed in. 16) MS Several AO's, some with red shirts on, sitting on the bombs on carts next to island. 17) MS AO's wheeling Snakeye bombs down the flight deck aboard USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64); RA-5A's are parked in BG, APU's parked by each one of the aircraft; AO is walking down the flight deck. G 18) MCU AO wheeling two large Snakeye bombs past the camera. G 19) CU A-4C being spotted by a tractor; AO wheels two Snakeye bombs in a bomb cart out of the tractor comes into scene. G 20) MS Pylon containing one bomb; AO wheels a bomb cart under wing; one AO screws a large rod into the nose of one of the bombs for lifting. G 21) ECU AO lifting the heavy bombs. 22) ECU Snakeye bomb being attached to the pylon; the steel rod is then unscrewed from the nose of the bomb. VG 23) CU Looking down over hands of AO using tools in tightening nuts on the bombs. G 24) ECU Nose of a Snakeye bomb, hand reaches into scene, screws in the fuse. VG 25) MLS PAN Missilemen wheeling bomb cart down flight deck containing Sidewinder Missiles; two AO's in FG watching. G to F 26) MS A-4C loaded with bombs; PAN, showing letters, "VA-146"; PAN, showing the line of A-4C's; PAN over deck showing the large empty center part of deck with aircraft in far BG. G to F 27) CU A-6A moving onto the catapult; Snakeye bombs are aboard the A-6A. G 28) CU Plane Director giving hand signals in FG, plane moves further onto the cat. 29) CU Plane Director, A-6A in BG. 30) CU A-6A loaded with bombs being catted out of scene; swish PAN, picking up the A-6A on a tail- away view with a Green shirt blocking the view in FG. F 31) MCU Another A-6A loaded with Snakeye bombs being placed onto cat. 32) LS Looking down flight deck, an A-6A is catted off the deck; two Yellow Shirts walk toward in FG. G 33) MCU A-4C moved onto cat. G 34) CU Cockpit area of A-6A, showing pilot in cockpit; Blue Shirts and Creen Shirts off to left FG. G 35) CU Nosewheel of A-4C moving over the cat track. VG 36) MS A-4C given a launch signal by the Cat Officer; plane is launced; swish PAN, picking up a tail-away view of aircraft; Green Shirt and Yellow Shirt standing in left FG. G 37) CU A-4C moving down catapult and airborne with Snakeye bombs. VG

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities