USS YORKTOWN (CVS-10) OPERATIONS IN TONKIN GULF Part 2

Description

1) CU Looking down over the left arm of the co-pilot hands on the control stick; much of the instrument panel in the SH-3D 'copter seen directly in BG. VG 2) CU Looking down over the right side of the pilot with the instrument panel directly in BG. F 3) CU Crewman leaning over the open hatch, hand on the hoist cable; some unidentified gear comes up on the hoist. F 4) CU Looking over the pilot's right should thru the windshield as the 'copter makes its approach on the starb'd. quarter of the USS TRUXTUN (DLGN-35); caged mast of the ship is seen thru windshield as 'copter moves in over the fantail. F-P 5) CU Looking over the left shoulder of the co-pilot; part of ship is seen thru windshield; the a/c is hovering over the stern. F-P 6) MS A group of men on deck, as seen thru the windshield of the 'copter. G-F 7) CU Looking down over a blue shirt on deck, as seen thru the window of the 'copter. F 8) MCU Looking down over the fantail of the TRUXTUN, as seen from 'copter. F 9) MS View of a yellow shirt on deck, wearing phones, right hand raised; the co- pilot is in RFG inside the 'copter; LSE gives the rev up signal and send off to the camera 'copter which moves off to port side of ship. F 10) HA MLS Looking aft over the flight deck; an S-2E making an arrested landing; pan to show the a/c stopped on deck below. (SV) G 11) HA CU Looking out over the after section of the flight deck; a DE is seen far astern of the YORKTOWN; an S-2E is seen in the landing pattern; pan to show the a/c rolling to a stop after an arrested landing. VG 12) LS Front view of an S-2E in the landing approach, over the deck, the arrested landing is made, the a/c rolls to a stop, releases the wire from the tail hook, folds wings and taxies forward. G 13) ECU Colors flying in a mild breeze. (SV) F 14) ECU Flag flying in the breeze, sun shining into scene, the flag covering the sun at times. G-F 15) MCU Telephone talker, the DE seen in the FBG, showing the beam of the destroyer. G-F 16) LS Beam view of the DE, part of the YORKTOWN in FG; the colors are seen flying in DFG obscurring the ship at times. (SV) G-F

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities