1967 - Cold War, USA Navy: USS America - Operations in Mediterranean. 08Jun67

1967 - Cold War, USA Navy: USS America - Operations in Mediterranean. 08Jun67 Slate: Camera: ??, 08Jun67. MLS Port beam view, Russian PC-160 steaming r. to l. off starboard side of USS America (CVA-66) during flight operations. UH-2A helicopter flies over stern of PC-160. Port beam view, Russian ship steaming off starboard side of America; UH- 2A helicopter flies by in mid FG; 04:36:40 CU crewman looking thru long glass on wing of flag bridge, as he looks towards Russian ship steaming in background; Black crewman then backs away from telescope. CU looking past one of the crewmen leaning on rail, looking towards the PC-160 steaming along w/ the America. 04:37:39 Flash slate: 08Jun67 Camera: Dunivin. Roll 2. CU Signal crew in FG, man works signal light; USS Richard F. Byrd (DDG-23) steaming off starb'd side of America, w/ the Russian ship steaming far off the starb’d side of Byrd in backgroiund; UH-2A 'copter flies by in FG. Various shots Russian ship steaming along w/ American ships. 04:40:27 Flash slate: same Roll 3. MS Navy A-4C no. 783D being armed w/ conventional bombs by ground crew on deck. CU Snakeye bombs being worked over by ordinance men. Man working w/ fuzes for the bombs. LA CU Snakeye bombs attached to under-carriage of the A-4C attached to the bomb rack. 04:41:14 HA LS Over forward part of flight deck of CVA-66 showing area filled w/ aircraft forward & off to right. A-3B type aircraft to stop after landing; various aircraft directly below, seen from the island. 04:41:36 Flash slate: Same Roll 4. F-4B type aircraft to stop after landing. F-4B, & A-4C aircraft moving onto #3 & #4 catapult. HA MS flight deck personnel out on deck; F-4B on #3 cat, w/ Sparrow 3 type missile under starboard wing. HA MLS F-4B on #3 cat, an A-4C on #4 cat; flight deck personnel in mid part of deck; F-4B cuts in after burner, takes off out of scene to right; F-4B into scene from left, A-4C launched from #4 cat in BG. HA MS F-4B on #3 cat, cuts in its after burners; launch signal given. PAN w/ F-4B catapulted from flight deck; part of the superstructure to right. 04:43:06 F-4B making recovery, release its brake; tail hook man in right FG; wings of aircraft are folded & plane taxies off. 04:43:24 F-4B making arrested landing. LS Looking down flight deck area, E-2A type aircraft parked in left FG; A-3B type aircraft makes approach, touches down, rolls out to stop; arresting wire released from tail hook of A-3B. 04:43:53 LS looking down after part of flight deck, green light is in far BG on deck-edge; E-2A type aircraft parked to left; A-1G comes in over deck, makes recovery; PAN, A-1G coming to stop folding its wings. Cold War; Patrolling; Aircraft Carrier Landings; Spying; Soviet Reconnaissance; 1960s; NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. Good Colour & action.