Vietnam War - Colour, 1964: Tonkin Gulf Incident Simulated, Navy activity on USS Maddox, 13Aug64Slate: Camera, Skidmore 13Aug64 Roll 1.
10:48:38 MCU & CU Officers R.P. Connell & Ensign C.W. Bond on USS Maddox (DD-731) bridge looking w/ binoculars & into radar eyepiece.
10:49:49 Captain J.J. Herrich in chair talking w/ Commander Ogier (MOS). Messenger brings in report.Herrich & Ogier in battle dress onto wing of bridge, point out to see. (Repeated).
10:52:06 Gun director training / turning w/ radar on top. Lookout in battle dress is seen forward of gun director, looking through binoculars; gun director continues training around.
10:52:45 Slate: Same. Roll 2 Low Angle / LA CU Gun director training, showing radar dish situated on top. LS USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) w/ smoke flare on water in foreground. Helicopter recovery made of pilot from A-4A that crashed on take off. Pilot, Lt. Showers, leaves raft & swims to sling & is hoisted up.
10:55:28 Men in whale boat picking up part of gear.
10:55:45 Roger D. McKeithan scanning horizon. L.C. Alexander scanning horizon with binoculars.
10:56:23 Lt. JG P.D. Corsett training gun director, MCU.
Naval Destroyer activity; Propaganda; Provocation; Provocative; Deception;
NOTE: Reconstruction of misleading Tonkin Gulf Incident reportedly happening on 02-05Aug64.
NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. Good Colour & action.
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Vietnam War - Colour, 1964: Tonkin Gulf Incident Simulated, Navy activity on USS Maddox, 13Aug64Slate: Camera, Skidmore 13Aug64 Roll 1. 10:48:38 MCU & CU Officers R.P. Connell & Ensign C.W. Bond on USS Maddox (DD-731) bridge looking w/ binoculars & into radar eyepiece. 10:49:49 Captain J.J. Herrich in chair talking w/ Commander Ogier (MOS). Messenger brings in report.Herrich & Ogier in battle dress onto wing of bridge, point out to see. (Repeated). 10:52:06 Gun director training / turning w/ radar on top. Lookout in battle dress is seen forward of gun director, looking through binoculars; gun director continues training around. 10:52:45 Slate: Same. Roll 2 Low Angle / LA CU Gun director training, showing radar dish situated on top. LS USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) w/ smoke flare on water in foreground. Helicopter recovery made of pilot from A-4A that crashed on take off. Pilot, Lt. Showers, leaves raft & swims to sling & is hoisted up. 10:55:28 Men in whale boat picking up part of gear. 10:55:45 Roger D. McKeithan scanning horizon. L.C. Alexander scanning horizon with binoculars. 10:56:23 Lt. JG P.D. Corsett training gun director, MCU. Naval Destroyer activity; Propaganda; Provocation; Provocative; Deception; NOTE: Reconstruction of misleading Tonkin Gulf Incident reportedly happening on 02-05Aug64. NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. Good Colour & action.