Other titles:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:British destroyer D35 transfers supplies to HMS Ark Royal and USS Saratoga is refuelled. Ark Royal's deck: radar antenna in operation, as aircraft (including Hawker Sea Hawks) are prepared and ammunitioned on deck. Sea Hawks (and possibly a Fairey Gannet) are launched using catapult.
Scenes on board USS Saratoga: operations room, Sea Venom aircraft landing and taking off, shot of bridge, Sea Hawk landing on deck and having its wings folded, other aircraft being launched by catapult, including Demon and A3D (Crusader in background) with strafing run at seaborne target. Sea Hawks, Fairey Gannets and Douglas Skyraiders on HMS Ark Royal. Destroyer pulls alongside.
Senior NATO officers arrive in Malta, mostly at Luqa airport: these include Admiral Auboyneau (French naval commander, Western Mediterranean), Admiral Tyrwhitt (RN), Commodore Karnelis (Greek Navy), Admiral Briscoe and his wife (being greeted by Admiral Sir Charles Lambe), General Norstad and Admiral Sala. The officers travel by car to Marcela Island, Malta, where they gather to discuss the results of Exercise Medflex Fort.
HMS Surprise in harbour: Allied officers come alongside in launches and get on board, as crew members stand to attention. Dignitaries include General Norstad, Sir Robert Laycock (governor of Malta) and Admirals Lambe, Briscoe and Tyrwhitt. Ships steam past as General Norstad and Admiral Sala stand on the reviewing bridge: these include destroyer D553, Italian heavy cruiser Luigi di Savoia, heavy cruiser C52 and HMS Sheffield.
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Alternative Title:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
