THE U.S ARRIVING (MN-9928) Part 3

Description

1) MS Main, gate, at NOTS, China Lake, Calif; cars pass in and out of gate; a Navy Sentry is at side, of gate house, checking cars. VG 2) LA MS Sign over main gate: "U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, Calif., China Lake Activities"; Naval Ordnance Test Station seal is off to L; PAN down, to lower portion of gate house and sentry; sentry salutes an officer in a car, as he drives into base. G 3) MCU Front view, sentry saluting a car, as it drives by in FG (SV). 4) CU Words: "Michaelson Lab", secured on side of cement-type building. G to F 5) CU 1st. Class cook standing behind a cake, decorated with Presidential seal, two American flags, and words: "Welcome". 6) CU Cake decorated on a table. G 7) LS Looking out over desert at China Lake, mountains in BG; multiple explosions hit the ground, sending up clouds of smoke; more explosions occur on ground, throwing up a wall of smoke, obscuring some of the mountains in BG, during the China Lake air demonstration for President Kennedy. VG 8) MLS Clouds of smoke rising from ground; unidt. missiles strike the ground, exploding, throwing up clouds of smoke; mountains are to the far R. VG 9) LS Desert area; planes come thru the scene from R, dropping Napalm Bombs, sending up a wall of flame. G 10) Black smoke from desert floor; PAN up, to the huge ball of black smoke in air. G 11) LS Looking out over test area; two planes fly over from R to L; explosions occur in center of area in BG, throwing up smoke. 12) LS Target out in desert; multiple explosions rap the area; mountains are in BG (SV). VG 13) LS Overlooking the test area; two aircraft fly from R to L thru scene; PAN R; swish PAN back to L; mountain range seen in BG; dummy is coming down on a parachute, after low level ejection; dummy hits the ground. G 14) LA LS Very large formation of aircraft in flight overhead, streaking off towards clouds in FBG. G 15) LA MCU Front view, PRESIDENT JOHN KENNEDY on speaker's stand, speaking to the tremendous crowd, at NOTS, China Lake. VG 16) LA CU President speaking to crowd; President completes his address, turns around, leaves stand. G 17) CU Crowd and Navy Sentries at the salute; PAN L across the front of crowd. Ex. 18) CU Front view, unidentified woman; PAN L, to the crowd and Sentries at salute. 19) A young child holding a sign: "Welcome Mister President". VG

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities