Title:PN 1221 = US SIXTH FLEET MANOEUVRES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA, 16 OCTOBER TO 18 OCTOBER 1951 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:NAT 1063
Other titles:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Crew raise the anchor on «USS Des Moines» as she sets off on manoeuvres with the US Sixth Fleet; on board are senior NATO personnel including General Eisenhower, Admiral Carney, General Wilton and Admiral Matthew B Gardner. Inside the briefing cabin on «Des Moines», Admiral Gardner briefs his fellow officers. General Eisenhower and Admiral Carney are seen standing on deck by the ship's rail and also in the bridge with Admiral Gardner. Later, on deck, SHAPE officers General Pearson and Captain Anderson talk with Admiral Gardner; General Eisenhower takes photographs of Admirals Carney and Gardner and of activity on the deck. A helicopter lands on deck; General Eisenhower and Admiral Carney put on life jackets and board the aircraft, which takes off. Scenes of the US aircraft carrier «Franklin Delano Roosevelt», including aircraft deck landing and refuelling at sea from a tanker. Destroyers steam past. Aircraft are seen in action, making rocket attacks.
Description:
Alternative Title:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:NAT 1063
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:IWM NATO
Featured Period:
Production Date:1951-10-16
Production Country:
Production Details: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Production sponsor)
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (Production company)
