U.S. Navy: Navy Day, 1967--handout

Description: Item Description Title U.S. Navy: Navy Day, 1967--handout News Story Number WLTX-TV News Story 9 Sound or Silent Sound Contributing Institution University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital Collection Local Television Newsfilm Collections Collection Name WLTX-TV News Collection Date 1967 Decade 1960 Temporal Coverage Filmed in 1967. Content Description Exterior; day: medium long shots man climbing ratlines / stays of sailing ship. Long shot (from deck) masts and sails. Medium long shot (from deck) McDonnell-Douglas A-4 "Skyhawk" being catapult launched from carrier. Long shot A-4 launched from aircraft carrier USS "Enterprise" (CVN-65). Aerial views A-4 "peeling off." Aerial views of bombs exploding beside Vietnamese river. Aerial views of destroyer USS "Higbee" (DD-806) firing guns. Sea level view of cruiser firing. Medium long shot (from above) Marines climb down cargo nets into landing craft. Long shot landing craft moving towards beach. Long shot landing craft ramp drops, Marines run ashore. Aerial views of "Huey" helicopter firing. Medium closeup door gunner firing machine gun. "Huey" fires rockets (POV from cockpit). Long shot Navy frigate at sea. Medium long shot pan crowd waiting on pier / wharf. Aerial views of USS "Enterprise" passing under "Golden Gate" Bridge at San Francisco, California. Handout from United States Navy. See script file. Color print is visibly faded. Geographic Location Vietnam. San Francisco (Calif.) Subject Vietnam War, 1961-1975. United States. Navy. Armed Forces Day. Skyhawk (Jet attack plane) Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CVA(N) 65) Contributor Name USN (2550-67-48) WNOK 0000 Creator Name WIS-TV (Production unit) Rights Copyright Moving Image Research Collections. All rights reserved. For further information please contact University of South Carolina, Moving Image Research Collections, Columbia, SC 29208. Donor WLTX-TV Physical Format Film: 16mm. Sound. Color. Reversal: positive. 1.37:1 (Academy). Sound. Acetate. Citation U.S. Navy: Navy Day, 1967--handout. (WLTX-TV News Story 9.) WLTX-TV News Collection. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. Time Period Civil Rights Era (1955-1969) Type Moving Image Format video/H264 Media Type Motion pictures (visual works) Run Time 01:21 Digitization Specifications This standard definition .h264 video is an access copy derived from a captured videotape master of a film original. Date Digital 2017-08-07 Website https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/local-television-newsfilm-collections/