General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. GEN. LEMAY's FACT FINDING VISIT TO THE USS ERICA (CVA- 66)

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. GEN. LEMAY's FACT FINDING VISIT TO THE USS ERICA (CVA- 66)

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UNEDITED MILITARY FOOTAGE: 1) HA LS C-2A rolling to stop, with GEN CURTIS E. LEMAY and party aboard; part of island in right FG.F (OX) off color 2) HA LS C-2A, wings folded, taxiing around. FtoP 3) HA MS C-2A taxiing into parking area, welcoming committee on flight deck; aircraft swings around. F to P 4) MS GEN LEMAY chatting with VADM W.F. BRINGLE and RADM L.V. SWANSON in ship's wardroom (SV).F-P 5) MCU VADM BRINGLE, cup of coffee in his hand; GEN LEMAY is in center BG listening to RADM SWASON. F 6) MS Interior view; GEN LEMAY escorted into reads room and introduced to an unidt. officer. P 7) MCU GEN LEMAY, back to camera. F to P 8) MCU Side view, GEN LEMAY in ready room talking to pilots and VADM BRINGLE (SV). F 9) CU GEN LEMAY, pilots looking on in BG. F to P 10) CU GEN LEMAY talking to a Navy CDR (SV). F to P 11) CU Enemy targets on a map, RADM SWANSON standing in right FG. G to F 12) MCU GEN LEMAY standing before several photographs on a board; officer in BG explains enemy targets to GEN LEMAY (SV). F 13) MS GEN LEMAY approaching up hangar deck with official party; PAN, party comes up alongside an A-6A type aircraft; side of aircraft has several miniature bombs painted on to show bombing missions; GEN LEMAY climbs tip ladder into cockpit. G to F 14) LA CU Unidt. officer leaning over cockpit explaining a matter to GEN LEMAY F 15) HA MCU GEN LEMAY seated in cockpit of A-6A. F to P 16) HA CU Down over right shoulder of GEN LEMAY in cockpit, officer off to left explaining the instrument panel to GEN LEMAY. F to 17) LA MS GEN LEMAY preparing to climb out of A-6A, F to P

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