1967 - Cold War, USA Navy: USS Liberty (AGTR-5) Day After Attack By Israel. 09Jun67
Flash Slate: 09Jun67. USS Liberty After Being Torpedoed. MLS USS Little Rock (GLG-4) cruising past the starboard side of USS Liberty (AGTR-5) (out of focus) UH-2A helicopter past. LS Port beam view, USS Little Rock underway at slow speed; swish PAN to USS Liberty, dead in water, UH-2A helicopter over. PAN back to the Little Rock underway at slow speed and in partial silhouette. MCU PAN Slowly to right along port side of the Little Rock; PAN continues showing the wake. PAN off the fantail of Little Rock. MS Beam view - message being sent from bridge area by a signal light. (Unsteady, off Colour, somewhat bluish lavender)
04:29:00 MS Destroyer USS Massey (DD-778) moving to the L. (scene soft, unsteady)
04:29:34 Slate: 09Jun67 Liberty after being torpedoed. High Angle / HA down on casualties / injured in small utility boat; man climbing down ladder & injured man climbing down into the boat; being assisted by the crewmen. Man on bow lets go of a line & utility boat backs away from USS Liberty, turns & heads to USS Little Rock.
04:30:56 Crewman walking about deck of USS Liberty; other crewmen walking & talking. Officers on bridge. 04:31:34 CU ventilator stanchion w/ large shell hole in it; small peppered holes from bullets. MS General view of the weather deck area of the USS Liberty showing the damage; tilt up showing part of the bridge.
04:32:03 MS Two shell holes in side of gun tub.
04:32:25 CU Vice Admiral William I. Martin, Commander Sixth fleet, touring AGTR-5, walks by, looks at gun tub. CU Martin chatting with officers. Martin w/ two officers touring the Liberty & chatting w/ Chief Petty Officer & other officers in the bridge area. Martin down ladder from bridge area, Junior Officers follow behind. HA CU Adm. down to main deck from a ladder - shaking hands w/ crewmen.
04:33:27 CU Martin, two Junior Officers standing to his R, one taking notes; Adm continuing tour of Liberty. Adm chatting w/ man in khakis. Adm looking over a machine gun tub, large gaping hole in the FG. Adm. w/ back to camera, several Squadron patches sewed on back of his jacket; he talks w/ a man in khakis .
04:34:16 ADM & group of Junior Officers gathered next to damaged machine gun tub. CU Junior Officers talk w/ Senior Officer. Chaplain from the USS America (CVA-66) talking with a CPO.
Naval Activity; Atrocity Aftermath; 1960s;
NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. Good Colour & coverage
NOTE: Liberty was attacked by Israeli aircraft during 1967 Middle East War.
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1967 - Cold War, USA Navy: USS Liberty (AGTR-5) Day After Attack By Israel. 09Jun67 Flash Slate: 09Jun67. USS Liberty After Being Torpedoed. MLS USS Little Rock (GLG-4) cruising past the starboard side of USS Liberty (AGTR-5) (out of focus) UH-2A helicopter past. LS Port beam view, USS Little Rock underway at slow speed; swish PAN to USS Liberty, dead in water, UH-2A helicopter over. PAN back to the Little Rock underway at slow speed and in partial silhouette. MCU PAN Slowly to right along port side of the Little Rock; PAN continues showing the wake. PAN off the fantail of Little Rock. MS Beam view - message being sent from bridge area by a signal light. (Unsteady, off Colour, somewhat bluish lavender) 04:29:00 MS Destroyer USS Massey (DD-778) moving to the L. (scene soft, unsteady) 04:29:34 Slate: 09Jun67 Liberty after being torpedoed. High Angle / HA down on casualties / injured in small utility boat; man climbing down ladder & injured man climbing down into the boat; being assisted by the crewmen. Man on bow lets go of a line & utility boat backs away from USS Liberty, turns & heads to USS Little Rock. 04:30:56 Crewman walking about deck of USS Liberty; other crewmen walking & talking. Officers on bridge. 04:31:34 CU ventilator stanchion w/ large shell hole in it; small peppered holes from bullets. MS General view of the weather deck area of the USS Liberty showing the damage; tilt up showing part of the bridge. 04:32:03 MS Two shell holes in side of gun tub. 04:32:25 CU Vice Admiral William I. Martin, Commander Sixth fleet, touring AGTR-5, walks by, looks at gun tub. CU Martin chatting with officers. Martin w/ two officers touring the Liberty & chatting w/ Chief Petty Officer & other officers in the bridge area. Martin down ladder from bridge area, Junior Officers follow behind. HA CU Adm. down to main deck from a ladder - shaking hands w/ crewmen. 04:33:27 CU Martin, two Junior Officers standing to his R, one taking notes; Adm continuing tour of Liberty. Adm chatting w/ man in khakis. Adm looking over a machine gun tub, large gaping hole in the FG. Adm. w/ back to camera, several Squadron patches sewed on back of his jacket; he talks w/ a man in khakis . 04:34:16 ADM & group of Junior Officers gathered next to damaged machine gun tub. CU Junior Officers talk w/ Senior Officer. Chaplain from the USS America (CVA-66) talking with a CPO. Naval Activity; Atrocity Aftermath; 1960s; NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. Good Colour & coverage NOTE: Liberty was attacked by Israeli aircraft during 1967 Middle East War.