# USS BUCHANAN GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER DDG-14 U.S. NAVY FILM 22004

An informational film created by the Navy on usefulness of destroyers operating with the Fleet. "Who Needs You Buchanan?" was made by the Navy in 1964. The film presents the story of how the Buchanan was able to save a pilot from the sea after he had to eject due to an emergency onboard his aircraft. This jet jockey gets a full tour of the ship. The film also shows the USS St. Paul CA-73, USS John Rogers DD-574, USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) and other warships in a large scale naval exercise. At 20:54 , a drone aircraft is shown being used as a target for the Tartar anti-aircraft missile system. At 24:00 , an anti-submarine warfare exercise is shown. The film ends with the pilot being picked up by helicopter off the fantail of the Buchanan, and returned to Bon Homme Richard. The film was made in 1964 and produced by John J. Hennessy, directed by Ronald S. Sexton. An F.K. Rockett Company Production. Story and Screenplay by Joseph I. Breen, Jr. Music Composed And Conducted by Nelson Riddle Technical Advisor CDR. R.G. Rogerson, USN Project Supervisor Lt. W.J. North, USN. Cast: Norwood Smith, Mike Road, Joey Tata, Clark Howat, Alicia Li. Also includes shots of Pearl Harbor, the Arizona Memorial, brow of USS Bon Homme Richard CVA 31, USS Goldsborough DDG 20, Naval Station Pearl Harbor, warships underway, USS Gunason DE 795, USS Buchanan DDG 14, USS Trathen DD 530, USS Cowell DD 547, USS Saint Paul CA 73. Flight Operations USS Bon Homme Richard CVA 31 with - A4 Skyhawks. Onboard…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/22004USNavyWhoNeedsYouBuchanan)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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