Yorktown Apollo Recovery (CVS 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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Movie Toro!Toro.Toro! Filmed READY FUR TAKE OFF--A japanese plane is set for a dawn launch during the filming of 20th Century Fox movie Toro! Toro! Toro! off the San Diego coast. -3,5 K x ig f X, .Q A S DUMMY LOADED--A dumny is loaded into the back seat of a converted U.S. trainer plane. I rs' 'L ', ' -J 5 ' f gf' ,j -4 I' NEW UNIFORMS--Crewmembers worlzing on the flight declz are made up to resemble World War ll Japanese sailors, during the filming aboard the Fighting Lady Page 8

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Film Epi ode On Yorktown '-L-......- . N jx X i iii? 54 of 3 HERQHSY ghmMS!m,,s fwmvsmgi ff 'ij' miss SCENE--Ileftj The Chief ef Control Q explains the situation to Max in a scene on the hangar deck: Iabouel the cast and crew enjoy lunch with Capt Fifield in his inport 2.+p' cabin. If Q52 1 , 'fm 1 :D xif 41 JOKES WITH CREW--Don Adams. star of the 'Get Smart television series, jokes with crewmembers on the flight deck during a break between scenes in the NBC episode. Page 7

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On Famou Fighting Lady The Yorktown played host to a crew from 20th Century Fox for the filming of the movie Toro! Toro! Toro!. Action took place off the coast of San Diego in early December. At 0600 the aircraft carrier swung smartly into the northeasterly wind. Across the flight deck the engines of the bomb and torpedo laden Zekes , Kates and Vals roared to life in, anticipation of the dawn launch. At 0610 the first Zeke rumbled down the flight deck, be- came airborne and then briefly settled for an agonizing moment over the dark waters of the Pacific, steadied and gained altitude. Thus, the operations commenced. The year was not 1941, but 1968. The aircraft carrier was not Admiral Yamamoto's flagship, but Capt John G. Fifield's Yorktown. The 1968 converted aircraft were flown and maintained by off duty personnel on contract with 20th Century Fox, with Department of Defense approval given to the ship's participation. The film, essentially a documentary, has beenin preparation since 1966, and is not ex- pected to be released until late 1969. The film is being produced both in Japan and the United States, with tedious attention being given to detail. A budget of 25 million dollars has been allocated for the picture. Thirty Japanese fighters and bombers were hoisted on the Yorktown December 2. The planes are United States BT-13 and AT-6 training planes altered by 20th Century Fox to resemble theJapanese planes that launched the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Most of the flight deck crew, garbed in con- ventional World War II Japanese flight gear, participated in maneuvering the Rising Sun bearers in position for filmed take offs. Lines from the angle deck were painted over to make the Fighting Lady appear like the straight-decked Akagi. Mter filming off San Diego, the planes re- mained onboard for the trip to Pearl Harbor to assist completing the movie in Hawaii. Pa ge 'i4CTl0N, CAMERA --A 20th Century Fox camera- nnn shoots a scene on Yori-ztawn's flight deck PAINTERS--The Yorhtown's flight deck is re- painted to resemble a straight-deck Japan- ese carrier. 9 , A.. . .. ml...