200 MISSION AVIATORS OF USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) Part 1

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1) MLS Looking forward on the flight deck of the USS ORISKANY showing a/c being launched in BG; an A-1H type a/c taxies into scene. G 2) LA MS The number 34 on the side of the island. G-F 3) MS PI2 Kirby A. SEETHOFF of VAH-4 emerging from the island, walking toward the a/c. F 4) CU Rear view of SHEETHOFF walking across deck to a KA-3B a/c. G 5) CU SHEETHOFF pre-flight checking the a/c. (SV) F 6) CU SHEETHOFF boarding the a/c thru forward hatch. G 7) LA CU SHEETHOFF climbing into a/c. F 8) MCU A crewman hooking up a starter to engine. G 9) CU Plane captain giving a thumbs up. G 10) LA CU Cockpit area showing number 611 on plane. 11) CU Starb'd. engine. G 12) CU Rear view of brown shirt, island in BG. 13) CU Pan to show KA- 3B being launched. G 14) CU Pan to show an A-4E being launched. F 15) CU Pan to show a F-8D a/c being launched. F 16) CU F-8D a/c being launched from #1 catapult. (SV) G-F 17) MLS KA-3B being recovered in late evening. Plane in silhouette. G 18) MS Side view, KA-3B in silhouette, bomb bays open, wings folded. G 19) CU SEETHOFF emerging from a/c, being congratulated by LCDR. Wm. D LAURENTIS of VAH-4. G 20) CU Looking over shoulder of LCDR. LAURENTIS, showing smiling face of SEETHOFF. G 21) CU Smiling face of SEETHOFF. G 22) LS Island structure of CVA-34 in FBG; flight deck in FG. G 23) LA MS Number 34 on side of island. G 24) CU CDR. Chas. A. SWANSON, C.O. of VF-162, emerges from island, heads for his plane. P 25) CU CDR. SWANSON walking over the deck. G-F 26) CU CDR. SWANSON arriving at side of F- 8D, pre-flight checking. (SV) G 27) CU CDR. SWANSON climbing into cockpit. G 28) LA CU Plane Captain handing a satchel to CDR. SWANSON. G 29) CU Looking over left shoulder of CDR. SWANSON. G 30) CU Side view of face of CDR. SWANSON, sitting in cockpit. G 31) CU Rear view of plane captain giving rev-up. G 32) CU Rear view of plane captain, right hand raised, plane in BG. G 33) CU Air Intake of the F-8D. G 34) CU Rear view of plane captain giving hand signals to pilot seen in UBG. G 35) MS A blast fence going up behind F-8D, plane is then launched. G 36) CU Flight deck personnel moving around thru steam on catapult. G 37) CU Tail pipe of an F-8D. G-F 38) MS Rear view of F-8D being launched. F 39) LA CU CDR. SWANSON climbing down from cockpit. G 40) CU CDR. SWANSON being congratulated by CDR. Robt. F. AUMACK, soon to be C.O. of VF-162. (SV) G-F 41) MLS General view of island structure. G 42) LA MS Number 34 on side of island. G 43) CU LT. Gary L. KIRK of VA-164 leaving island. G 44) CU LT. KIRK walking over deck to plane. G 45) MCU Legs of LT. KIRK as he walks on deck, begins pre-flight check of a/c. G 46) CU LT. KIRK pre-flight checking a/c. (SV) G 47) CU LT. KIRK climbing into cockpit of A-4E. G 48) CU Side view of LT. KIRK in cockpit. G 49) CU Over shoulder of LT. KIRK checking instruments. G 50) LA CU LT. KIRK putting his helmet on. G 51) CU Front view of A-4E. G 52) LA CU Air Intake on starb'd. side. VG 53) CU Rear view of A-4E being launched. G 54) MS Rear view of F-8D being launched. G 55) LA MS Rear view of A-4E being launched. G 56) MCU Pan on A-4E being recovered. G 57) CU Wire being released from tail hook. G 58) CU Canopy opening on A-4E, LT. KIRK shown removing helmet. G 59) LT. KIRK climbing down from plane, being congratulated by ICDR. Dennis R. WEICHMAN, VA-164 flight leader. G 60) CU Smiling face of LT. KIRK. G-F

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General Records of the Department of the Navy

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities