PLAT COVERAGE OF FIRE ABOARD USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59) Part 5

Description

1) HA Aircraft, smoke and DC personnel fighting the main fires on the flight deck, men working around badly burned and damaged RA-5C in the FG; water is sprayed on it from DC personnel; PAN to the right to the flight deck crane, moving in from the right. Deck area filled with DC personnel spraying water on aircraft in the BG; PAN moves back to the right; PAN to the forward part of the flight deck, showing some parked aircraft, not in the area. RA-5C is pushed over the side into the water; PAN back to the left, main fire, fire- fighting personnel; PAN off to the right injured man is carried off to safety, DD and Carrier seen near by, UH-2A 'copter in flight. Men continue to fight the fires on tbe burning aircraft, slightly aft; crane at work in areas of the deck, attempting to move the aircraft from the fire area; PAN across the deck to bow area, showing many safe parked aircraft forward,; PAN back to the left showing SH-3A coming in for a landing on the deck; PAN back to the to the left fire, back to the SH-3A on deck, further to the right, to the large amount of aircraft forward in the parking area; PAN to the left of the UH- 2A landing, personnel running toward the 'copter. Second UH-2A 'copter landing, fire continues aft; PAN to the right UH-2A taking off. DC crew continues to fight large fire, as the aircraft continues to burn in the BG; PAN to the right of UH-2A on deck; PAN of aircraft forward; PAN back to the fire area, burned aircraft, parts of aircraft on deck, silhouette of Carrier in the BG. DD up close alongside assisting to help fight the fire on the flight deck, much of the fire is being contained, much of the fire seem to be put down, by fire fighters. Time at the end of roll is 12:20 Poll is VG to F, a lot of PAN is in the roll.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities