USS FORRESTAL FIRE: PLAT FOOTAGE Gulf of Tonkin Part 3

Description

1) HA MS Looking aft at the burning a/c and fire fighting crew spraying a/c in the FG; burned RA-5C in L FG, it's nose sitting on the deck with rest of the fuselage pointing skyward; two teams of fire fighting personnel in FG spraying water on the burned RA-5C; some attempt is being made to push the a/c over the side with a forklift; BG is completely obscured by smoke drifting from the burning a/c; hose is being played on an F-4B in the far BG quite near the raging fire; PAN slight to R showing the flight deck crane moving across the deck; flight deck is filled with personnel fighting the fire in BG; outline of a Carrier is seen in BG, obscured occasionally by smoke drifting aft from the R part of the scene, ship is either the USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31) or the USS ORISKANY (CVA-34), two other Carriers within the area; boom of the fli,ght deck crane cuts across the lower part of the scene to R; flight deck is filled with fire fighting crews spraying water on the a/c; PAN in quickly to the R showing parked a/c on the extreme bow parked forward on the starboard side; men and a tractor are in amongst the a/c; A-4C a/c is pushed over the port bow; PAN back to the L to the after part of the flight deck showing the fire fighters and smoke; PAN over to the mid part of the flight deck to men carrying an object across the flight deck and to the side to be tossed over the side; it could be a bomb; PAN back to the L showing the after part of the flight deck ablaze; PAN back to the R showing a DD coming up and approaching the side of the Carrier; Carrier in deep silhouette is in far BG; PAN to the L and back R showing the fire fighter crews fighting the blaze on the flight deck; many a/c burning, the boom of the flight deck crane protrudes into the scene from the R; the hour and the seconds and other information are seen on small counters at the top of the scene throughout all these rolls because it is PLAT footage; PAN to R showing several a/c parked forward, away from the fire. G (Entire roll printed off frame at top and R side)

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities