THE U.S. ARRIVING (MN-9928) Part 1

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1) HA MS Looking aft on starb'd side of camera ship as a Tartar missile is launched; pan L with a tartar streaking skyward, leaving a trail of white smoke. (SV) VG 2) MLS Port beam view, three DLG class ships underway with the USS WILLIAM V. PRATT DLG-13 in MFG, two ships in BG unidentified. VG 3)LA MS Front view, UH-25C helicopter hovering over fantail of DD camera ship; sling is lowered; pan down with sling; DLG class ship is underway in LBG, men on fantail receive the sling.G 4) MS Enlisted man in blues being placed in sling, man is lifted from deck with a small handbag moving slowly up to helicopter, man is in helicopter, helicopter flies off to BG; pan L with part of ship in LFG; pan around R with helicopter appear to hover over the water off starboard side of ship. VG 5) MLS Stern view of three DLG class ships underway in columns. VG 6) MLS Port quarter view of two ships underway in flank formation, DLG class. G 7) MLS Starb'd view, CL ship underway, USS KITTY HAWK, CVA-63 underway in far LBG. (SV) (DA) G 8)LS KITTY HAWK underway; Presidential party going ab'd SH-3A helicopter, showing MLS'starb'd quarter view of KITTY HAWK. VG 9) MS USS PERKINS (DD-877) underway in MFG; USS COLUMBUS (CG-12) in far BG. G 10) MLS Ships of task force 10.1 underway; scene partly side lighted. G 11) LS USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) underway, DD c1ass ship in MFG. G 12) LS Starb1d bow view, three DLG class ships underway with KITTY HAWK in BG. (SV) 13) MS Looking aft on starboard side of camera ship; Tartar missile is launched; pan upwards with the missile, missile disappears in clouds. VG 14) MLS Stern view, three DLG class ships underway, each firing 21 gun salute in honor of Pres. Kennedy's visit to the task force 10.1 off the west coast; crew manning the rail on ship in MBG. (SV) 15) LS Port beam view, USS ORISKANY underway; Presidential helicopter is on board the ORISKANY (SV) G 16) MCU Pan around the stern of USS KITTY HAWK; a/c on flight deck. 17) MS Port view of KITTY HAWK underway. G 18) MCU Pan down port side of KITTY HAWK, ORISKANY and other ships are in far BG; pan continues down port side of KITTY HAWK. G 19) LS Beam view, USS ORISKANY; destroyer escort off to FG. VG 20) MS Port beam view, ORISKANY underway, Presidential helicopter on board. G 21) LS Pan view of task force 10.1 underway in formation; KITTY HAWK in center of formation in MBG G 22) LA MLS Three hoists flying from USS COLUMBUS (CG-12) that is a camera ship. G 23) MLS Beam view of DLG launching Tartar missile, pan upward with missile streaking up toward the sky. G

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities