Soufriere on St. Vincent Island Part 2

Description

This film shows a RA-5C Vigilante reconnaissance aircraft at night as it was loaded with camera equipment by Photographer's Mate Third Class (PH3) Ira Dorfsman. Lt. Cmdr. Phillip M. Pirofalo, Officer in Charge of Reconnaissance Attack Squadron Six (RVAH-6), and navigator LTJG George J. Cannelos are shown as they checked weather and flight plans. The plane director is seen as he held red lights, crewmen are shown as they sat in a RA-5C during pre-flight checks, and photographers are seen as they checked camera equipment aboard the RA-5C. A pilot and co-pilot are also shown in the cockpit of a HU-16D Albatross aircraft as they flew across the Caribbean island of St. Vincent and passed over the active Soufriere volcano.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities