A convoy to resupply allied troops at Mindoro, Philippines, seen underway, as it comes under attack by Japanese Kamikaze planes, during World War 2. Opening scene shows a burning Japanese warplane trailing smoke as it falls and breaks up before crashing into the sea. Flak clouds seen in the sky from the antiaircraft fire of the U.S. battleship, USS South Dakota (BB-57) seen low on the horizon in the background. Several ships are seen in the convoy. Suddenly a huge explosion occurs as a Japanese kamikaze (unseen) strikes the 14 thousand ton Liberty ship, SS John Burke. She is carrying a cargo of ammunition that explodes, raising a wall of water around the ship and creating a mushroom cloud of smoke that billows high into the sky.
U.S. aircraft in flight over the Pacific Ocean during World War II. The U.S. Navy F-6F Hellcat aircraft in formation flight. U.S. flag flutters atop a flag pole in the foreground. U.S. Navy TBM Avengers in flight. Rockets fired by the aircraft. The rockets striking the ground. A small ship strafed near the shoreline. Japanese fighters on the ground. Several landing craft circle a transport. A wave of landing craft approach the beach. Landing craft head on to the beach.
Strafing and bombing of Japanese installations in the Pacific Theater by the U.S. aircraft during World War II. Aerial view of the target area. Buildings along the dockside. Smoke due to explosions.
U.S. Navy Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii during World War II. A banner on a building reads: 'Ship's Service Store'. WAVES enter the building. They purchase goods from salesgirl. A WAVE typist at work. The WAVE salesgirl at work. Goods on shelves in the background.
U.S. aircraft in flight in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The U.S. Navy TBM Avenger in flight overhead. Pilot at controls of the aircraft. Several aircraft flying in formation. Aerial view of the target area.
U.S. Navy personnel in the Pacific Theater during World War II. A U.S. officer along with other men walking in the field. Native huts in the area. Two small girls standing in the doorway of a hut. A sailor walks up and gives cake and chewing gum to the girl. The officer and the sailors gives material to the natives. The native children standing outside the huts. The native huts and the banana trees. Children standing near the huts.
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