1 December 1958 [NARA date], 65 years ago today: Seventh Fleet change of command ceremony takes place on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy attack aircraft carrier #USSMidway (CVA-41) enroute to the Philippines. From the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
NARA Shot List (corrections and annotations made where needed:)
1) MS [Piasecki] HUP2 [Retriever] helicopter approaches for landing aboard the MIDWAY with VADM. [Frederick Norman] KIVETTE; flight deck personnel stands on deck with chocks. G
2) MCU Staff officer greets VADM. KIVETTE; two officers walk up flight deck.
3) MCU VADM. KIVETTE walks through ranks of side boys and is greeted by RADM. [John Edward] CLARK; helicopter arrives on flight deck with VADM. [Wallace Morris] BEAKLEY; helicopter touches down (SV). G
4) MCU VADM. BEAKLEY shakes hands with several officers and RADM. CLARK. G
5) CU VADM. BEAKLEY inspects Marine Honor Guard (SV); same walks up flight up flight deck with KIVETTE; BEAKLEY stands before rostrum adressing crew aboard the MIDWAY (CVA-41) (SV). G
6) LA CU VADM. BEAKLEY and other officers on the rostum salute during the lowering of BEAKLEY's flag. G
7) MS VADM. KIVETTE adresses crew from the rostrum (different angles). G
8 ) MCU BEAKLEY adresses crew in front of the microphone; he walks away holding his flag. G
9) CU BEAKLEY, CLARK and KIVETTE walk past the island. G
10) HA MCU Admirals walk down to the catwalk toward Admiral's cabin. G
11) MS The ship's band plays on the flight deck. G
12) CU VADM. BEAKLEY'S [Grumman] TF-1 Trader sits on the flight (with threestars on the side) deck. VG
13) ECU TF-1's engine is turned up. VG
14) MS TF-1 takes off on deck launch; PAN right: Aircraft is airborne off the deck. G
15) CU VADM. KIVETTE and RADM. CLARK walk up the flight deck; they salute while standing at attention on flight deck. G
16) MS VADM. KIVETTE inspects Marine Honor Guard with Marine officer. (SV). G
17) MCU Side boys stand at attention as VADM. KIVETTE passes through
