Title:OPERATION LONGSTEP, NOVEMBER 1952 - REEL 6 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:NAT 1263
Other titles:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:Slate at beginning notes: "USS Des Moines, Camera Lt Faillace 3 November 1952 Roll 1 Eyemo". Scenes on board USS Des Moines. Shots of other ships in convoy: destroyer, carrier USS Leyte, cruiser USS Columbus. Helicopter lands on Des Moines. Signalling using flags and "blinker". A heavy-duty line is shot between Des Moines and the French cruiser Montcalm, which is then towed. Jackstay transfer sequence: line is shot between Des Moines and USS Roan, and (unidentified) officer is piped across in boatswain's chair. Murky shots of ships in heavy seas: (possibly USS Fox), Roosevelt (plane landing on deck), Des Moines, Columbus. Planes in formation over Des Moines.
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Alternative Title:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
