Summary

NAVY SCREEN LEBANON CRISIS

Source Archive Films by Getty Images
Title: NAVY SCREEN LEBANON CRISIS
File Number: AFP-79BJ 35mm VTM-79BJ Beta SP
Color: Color
Type: Documentary
Year: 01/01/1958
Description: 00:27:17:00 Color 1958 summer CRISES IN LEBANON President EISENHOWER sent US troops, ships, and planes to successfully stabilize the situation there 00:29:49:00 Color 1958 ms ws Jet fighter planes outfitted with missiles on deck of carrier 00:30:50:00 Color 1958 ws ms Aircraft Carrier Essex underway pilot at controls of helicopterthen lifts with the craft fighter planes jockey into flight position on deck of carrier pilot in cockpit of fighter plane gets signal planes take-off from carrier's deck 00:32:32:00 Color 1958 ms ws Marine combat assault force climb into landing boats amphibian armored tractor craft comes out of an LST and goes to shore HA shot of landing craft and teams of amphibious landing troops on way to beaches 00:34:11:00 Color 1958 ws ms Landing craft arrive at the beaches and marines pour out to deploy flight formation of fighter jets another wave of landing barges carrying combat troops heads for the beaches CU the marines huddled inside the barge as it comes closer to shore HA shot of landing barges releasing combat troops ashore tank rolls from an LST and comes ashore 00:36:00:00 Color 1958 ms Combat marines moving inland over the sands 00:36:18:00 Color 1958 ms View inside fleet headquarters as officers wait for word on the landingand get good news 00:37:05:00 Color 1958 ws A placid summer afternoon view of rowers on Central Park lake
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