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Empress Augusta Bay: Positioning and direction of U.S. ships against the Northern, Southern and Central Japanese groups.

Radar on screen. Diagram depicts the Northern Japanese group firing on 46 Division. Destroyers Thatcher and Spence collide. Fleet of on going ships and explosions on the target. USS Columbia open fires. Diagram shows the distance of Northern Southern and central groups from the range of torpedo fire by 46 Division. Fleet of aircraft bombing on ships below. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, November 1
Duration: 5 min 14 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022402
U.S. warships of Division 46 and Division 45 advance toward the Northern Japanese group during the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay.

Artistic rendition: Naval gunfire attacks by the Japanese on United States cruisers. One of the U.S. cruisers is destroyed by the attack. Star shells fired by the Japanese enemy. Diagram shows the Task Force Division 46 and Division 45 ships advancing toward the Japanese Northern Enemy Group. Division 46 fires torpedoes at the cruisers. CIC personnel check graphs. Heavy bombing on the enemy ships. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, November 1
Duration: 4 min 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022404
Battle of Empress Augusta Bay: United States Task Force Division 46 and Division 45 advance towards Japanese enemy target.

Artistic rendition: Diagram shows United States Destroyer Division 46 firing torpedoes at the Japanese enemy ships. Explosions as the enemy positions are hit. Task Force Division 46 and Division 45 ships advance towards the enemy target. The radar show friendly planes in range. Note shows results of the battle. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, November 1
Duration: 6 min 0 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022405
Burning American oil supply dump at Puruata Island in Bougainville.

Shows a burning American oil supply dump destroyed in a Japanese air raid at Puruata Island in Empress Augusta Bay,Bougainville. American troops of the 37th Division put off the fire using water hoses. A bombed 90mm American gun position. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, November 20
Duration: 1 min 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675029164
United States C-47 aircraft takes off from Empress Augusta Bay air field in Bougainville, Solomon Islands

Aircrafts take off from an airstrip at Empress Augusta Bay air field in Bougainville, Solomon Island. A United States soldier points altus lamp as a C-47 taxis along the airstrip and takes off. (World War II period).

Date: 1944, March 31
Duration: 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038241
Airman works on engine of an aircraft at Empress Augusta Bay air field in Bougainvilie, Solomon Island

A number of aircrafts are seen at Empress Augusta Bay air field in Bougainvilie, Solomon Island. Airman refuels a plane as another one works on the engine of the aircraft.

Date: 1944, March 31
Duration: 60 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038242