US Task Force ships off the coast of Leyte, Philippines during World War II. USS Princeton (CVL-23) afire. Corpsmen administer first aid to wounded sailors on flight deck.
US Task Force no. 38 ships head for Leyte, Philippines during World War II. Aerial view of Philippines Islands. USS Massachusetts (BB-59) underway. Smoking F6F Hellcat lands on flight deck of carrier.
USN (United States Navy) Task Force 38 ships battle enemy planes in Gulf of Leyte during World War II. Rainwater drives across the flight deck. USS Princeton (CVL-23) burns in the background. USS Lexington (CV-16) fires antiaircraft gun. Destroyer fires antiaircraft gun. A soldier scans sky with binoculars.
USN (United States Navy) Task Force 38 ships in Gulf of Leyte during World War II. USN TBF Avenger torpedo bomber and SB2C Helldiver dive bomber approach and land on deck. TBF makes one-wheel crash landing on deck. Ground crews work on wrecked aircraft.
United States Navy planes land on USN Task Force 38 carriers in Gulf of Leyte during World War 2. CVL (Light Aircraft Carrier) underway. Formation of planes. A Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver airplane is waved off during approach and executes go-around before landing on USS Essex. Crewmen examine battle damage on wings and around cockpits of an SB2C-5 aircraft (pilot Lt. Roger Noyes) parked on the flight deck. Pilot in F6F Hellcat fighter (with four rising sun flags for enemy kills on fuselage) awaits signal for takeoff. Formations of other aircraft returning to the carrier.