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Explosions and fire on USS Princeton (CVL-23) after being bombed by Japanese plane in Leyte Gulf during World War 2

U.S. Task Force 38.3 in Leyte Gulf during Battle of Leyte in World War II. CVLs (Light Aircraft Carriers) and CVs (Fleet Aircraft Carrier) underway. USS Princeton (CVL-23) underway and burning. Japanese plane passes through flak. Princeton burns fiercely following attack by a Japanese Yokosuka D4Y 'Judy' Dive Bomber. The aircraft had dropped a bomb which struck the carrier between the elevators, crashing through the flight deck and hangar, and then exploding. U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat fighter parked on deck of carrier. Explosion on the after-deck of Princeton. Additional explosion on the USS Princeton. Japanese Zeke (Zero) dives on USS Langley (CVL-27), burns in flames, and crashes.

Date: 1944, October 24
Duration: 3 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074594
Japanese A6M Zero fighter aircraft strafes USS Sangamon.

Japanese Zeke fighter aircraft (Misubishi A6M Zero) strafes USS Sangamon (CVE-26) and bullets splash in water. Destroyer underway and flak bursts in air. USS Sangamon underway and Japanese plane burns in waters of the Leyte Gulf in background. Other vessels in Task Unit 77.4.1 ("Taffy 1") seen in the footage. Shortly before the Battle of Leyte Gulf. (World War II period).

Date: 1944, October 13
Duration: 56 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675039536
U.S. Navy planes land on deck of U.S. Task Force 38 carrier in Gulf of Leyte during World War II.

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.

Date: 1944, October 25
Duration: 1 min 59 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074608
U.S. Navy TBF Avenger and SB2C Helldiver land on deck of U.S. Task Force 38 carrier in Gulf of Leyte during World War II.

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.

Date: 1944, October 25
Duration: 2 min 25 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074607
USN (United States Navy) Task Force 38 ships fire antiaircraft guns in Gulf of Leyte during World War II.

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 sailor scans sky with binoculars.

Date: 1944, October 24
Duration: 2 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074606
Pilot talks with his gunner on flight of a carrier of Task Force 38.3 underway during Battle of Leyte.

U.S. Task Force 38.3 in Leyte Gulf during Battle of Leyte in World War II. U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat fighters with folded wings parked on deck of carrier. Pilot talks to his gunner after strike. F6F lands on flight deck. Men wheel 2,000 lb. bomb no dolly.

Date: 1944, October 24
Duration: 59 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074598