A-7A CORSAIR 2 OPERATIONS ABOARD USS RANGER (CVA-61) Part 2

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1) HA-CU Two A-7As parked down next to the island, Ordnance personnel seen wheeling bombs on bomb carts to the a/c for loading aboard. G to F 2) HA-MCU A-7As with Ordnance personnel loading bombs on the a/c. G to F 3) HA-MCU Front view of A-7A with a group of Ordnance personnel loading bombs under the starboard wing, Plane Capt is in the cockpit of the A-7A. G 4) HA-LS Looking out over the flight deck from the island, F-4J being respotted aft; two UH-2B 'copters parked in the FBG on the port side, A-4E parked in the lower FG, with E-2A parked in the left FG; sun reflects off the water in the BG. G 5) MS Air officer in pri-fly, phone in his left hand; man in the right FG in silhouette with ear phones, Air officer looks through the window down over the flight deck while talking on the phone. G 6) CU Crewman on the phone standing before a status board in pri-fly and drinking some coffee, second man standing in the BG; this is part of the pri-fly crew. G 7) CU Rear view of Air officer talking on the phone as he looks through the windows of pri-fly. SV G 8) CU Rear view of small group of personnel watching the recovery of a/c; PAN to the right showing the A-7A coming to a stop after the recovery dropping the wire; taxiing of to the right, tractor in the right FG. G 9) LA- MCU PAN view of a A-7A making a recovery, rolling to a stop; wire is released from the tail hook, a/c taxiing out of the scene to the right. 10) LA-CU Ready bomb stowage area behind the island, large amount of bombs secured to the bomb carts, personnel seen working in the left FBG. OX 11) MCU Ordnance personnel working around the bomb fuse carts. G to F 12) HA-CU Ordnanceman holding a bomb fuse in his hand. F OX 13) ECU Bomb fuse in the hands of one of the Ordnancemen. G 14) MS Ready bomb stowage area behind the island, Ordnance personnel working in the BG, bombs and bomb fuses in the FG. G 15) CU Ordnanceman working with a hand full of safety wires attaching them to the fuse cart. G 16) CU Ordnanceman wheeling a fuse cart down the deck area. G 17) CU Personnel standing between the a/c. F 18) MS Ordnanceman wheeling a cart down the deck toward the A-7A, stopping at the A-7A. G to F 19) MCU Ordnanceman attaching two fuses to two separate bombs. G 20) ECU Fuse being screwed on the nose of the bomb by the Ordnanceman. G to F 21) CU Ordnanceman attaching the safety wire. G 22) ECU Clip being put on a safety wire of the bomb. G 23) CU Ordnanceman working with the safety wire on the bomb attached to the A-7A, F-4J and A-6A seen framed in the BG on the flight deck. G 24) CU Rear view of the Air officer and one of his assistants, Air officer is talking on the phone as he looks through the window towards the flight deck. G to F 25) CU Silhouette view of personnel at their stations in pri-fly. F 26) MCU Air officer looking out the window, F-4J is seen being launched in the FBG as seen through the window. G 27) CU Air officer in deep silhouette on the phone, A-6A being launched in the FBG from the angle deck, F-4J waiting to be launched. F 28) CU Rear view of the Air officer looking on as the a/c are being launched. G to F 29) CU Interior view of pri-fly with personnel at their stations, windows off to the left. 30) CU Telephone talker writing on a a/c status board. F to P Soft Focus 31) CU Rear view of the Air officer looking on as RA-5C is launched from the angle deck in the FBG; PAN off to the right showing the a/c being launched and off the deck from the angle deck. G 32) CU Air officer talking on a mike as he looks through the window towards the flight deck area. G 33) CU Air officer looking on as A-7A is recovered. G 34) LS Looking through the window showing A-7A being recovered, telephone talker is off to the left FG in pri-fly. SV 35) CU Looking over the Air officer's right shoulder, A-7A taxiing forward in the BG after being recovered. G 36) CU Telephone talker; swish PAN to the right showing A-7A being recovered; PAN back across the Air officer's back as the A-7A makes a bolter off the deck and is airborne. G 37) HA-MLS PAN view of A-7A being recovered, camera PANS to the right; stops showing the back of the Air officer in the FG. G

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General Records of the Department of the Navy

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities