General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. PROJECT GEMINI GT-3

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. PROJECT GEMINI GT-3

1965

1) A to G MCU Down from helicopter to capsule, large raft off left of capsule with SCUBA divers and Astronaut in raft. VG2) HA MS Raft with Astronaut and some of the SCUBA divers, obstruction at bottom of scene. F to P3) A to G MCU PAN over raft to capsule directly below the camera position. G4) HA MS Astronaut being hauled up on hoist of camera helicopter, Astronaut is obscured at times by lower part of hatch, Astronaut GRISSOM somes up to the camera hatch on hoist and is helped into helicopter VG5) HA MCU Down over SCUBA divers, capsule, flotation gear and rafts; second Astronaut sits in large raft, ready for pick-up. VG6) HA MS Large raft, Astronaut sitting one and, SCUBA divers putting some gear in raft, swimming around, holding on to it"s side; Astronaut is fitting the sling to himself and is picked up from raft, view looks down over YOUNG coming up on sling, swinging back and forth over water. VG7) MLS Down deck of CVS, island is seen off at left BG. G8) MS Group of photographers standing around movie cameras on tripods on the flight deck.9) MS SH-3A helicopter sitting on deck. G10) MS Two men in flight gear standing in hatchway of helicopter, some flight deck crewemn on deck looking on. G11) LS Down flight deck, helicopters parked in BG. G12) MCU Hospital corpmen in flight gear walking off at left; tractors are seen in BG. G to F13) HA MLS SH-3A helicopters; S2D aircraft parked in BG on CVS. G to F14) HA MS SH-3A helicopter *53 parked by itself off port side midships. G15) HA MLS Down over tractors on deck of USS INTREPID (CVS-11) in FG; SH-3A parked in BG. G to F16) HA MLS Looking forward on flight deck; two helicopters parked forward. F17) HA MS Helicopter * 53 SH-3A revving up. G18) HA MLS Two helicopters, SH-3As rotors engaged. G19) CU Up toward cookpit of EA-1E, pilot in cookpit.20) CU Civilian cameramen standing behind his movie camera on tripod on flight deck, telephoto lens, second civilian stands behind him. VG21) LA MS Radar in motion above the island structure of USS INTREPID (CVS-11).22) LS Two SH-3A helicopters forward on flight deck, one taking off, second takes off also out over bow; flight deck personnel walk over flight deck from right. G23) MLS Helicopter *52 in flight. G24) G to A LS Two helicopters in flight far over water away from port bow of carrier. F25) MLS Crewmembers lined up around the flight deck next to island, roped off area keeps them from in as they await the arrival of Astronauts GRISSOM and YOUNG. (SV) G26) MLS Men forward on bow of flight deck. (SV)27) G to A LS Two SH-3A helicopters returning, flight deck personnel moving by quickly in FG, one helicopter slips in sideways in over flight deck. G to F28) MS SH-3A *57 on deck; photographers in FG cameras at the ready.29) MS Hatch being opened on the helicopter, door is slid shut again.30) CU Civilians and military in FG, view is framed by cookpit of helicopter in BG.31) MCU Civilain photographers walking over deck, two men in orange colored flight gear moving toward island.32) MS Crowd of crewmen standing on flight deck behind roped off area; PAN to right to helicopter *57 that picked up GRISSOM and YOUNG.33) MCU SH-3A, some civilians and military seen next to hatch. G is34) MCU Gemini 3 capsule with flotation gear hanging at flight deck level, it dripping water.35) MCU A. McDonald civilian in coveralls holding onto small end of capsule. G36) MLS Capsule hanging over what appears to be deck-edge elevator, flotation gear has been removed. G37) MS Capsule swinging over cradle. G38) CU Gemini 3 being lowered into cradle, and men begin removing the lines.39) CU Capsule in cradle, men working over capsule, door is open on capsule, small end is pointing toward camera. G40) MS Capsule in cradle; small stand off at left, canvas covering on stand reads "USS INTREPID". (SV)41) MLS Island structure of INTREPID showing many of crew on islands, several on flight deck below the island, included in group are civilians, tec

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