Secretory of Navy Paul Nitze and other dignitaries on the commissioning of United States Ship America at Norfolk Naval Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia. Nitze speaks from a podium, ship's emblem behind him. Dignitaries and officials at the ceremony, seated in the hanger bay. Dignitaries seated on stage including Mrs. McDonald, wife of Naval Operations chief. Ceremony addressed by Secretory of State Dean Rusk, Captain Heyworth, Commanding Officer of CVA-66; and Governor Harrison of Virginia. Officer's choir sings in the ceremony. A sailor hoists U.S. National Flag as the ship is commissioned.
Secretory of Navy Paul Nitze and other dignitaries on the commissioning of United States Ship America at Norfolk Naval Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia. Governor Harrison of Virginia receives honors. Dignitaries depart from the ship after the commissioning ceremony is over. Chief of Naval Operations departs from ship. Side boys consisting of rated bosun salute him. Secretory of State, Dean Rusk departs after receiving honors. Secretory of Navy, Paul Nitze departs saluted by side boys.
An aircraft flies over Naval air station in Norfolk,Virginia. Air station infirmary and old Chambers Field with obsolete planes parked. Radar and radio technical school at Chambers Field and headquarters of 5th Naval District. Aircraft flies over bacteriology building,navy housing,recreation building,power plant. Hangars,aircrafts,air strip at Chambers Field. R4D in flight.
An aircraft flies over Naval air station in Norfolk,Virginia. Coastline, golf course, Captain's and Admiral's housing. Docking area with warehouses and supply buildings. Ships at the dock.
USS Dewey at dock. Crew boards. Seamen remove gangplank. Lines cast off. Steam starts from engines. Flags on USS destroyer. USS Dewey departs from Norfolk, Virginia. Officers look towards sea. Crew watches through binoculars. The United States flag. Helmsmen watches through the binoculars. Dewey underway and deck. Seamen pull the rope. Sailor signals with light. Officials come out from cubical and talk. Seamen push the metallic part of ship, cast line and pull rope during recovery preparation.
Bandleader-Aviator, Roger Wolfe Kahn, son of multimillionaire banker, Otto Kahn, sits in a 1930 Bellanca CH-400 Skyrocket airplane. He taxis and takes off, flying from New York to Norfolk Virginia, where he makes a daring low altitude test of system for in-flight pickup of mail. He swoops to within a few yards of the pickup point, and snags a mail satchel suspended atop a building only 102 feet high, The mail pouch is delivered by air drop in a field, where it is picked up by a man who places it in a car and drives away. (Note: This actual airplane, Bellanca NC 7084, is being restored by its owner, Dan Cullman of Kent, Washington.)
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