USS Yorktown (CV-10) off the Truk Islands fighting against Japanese positions in World War 2. U.S. planes from the carrier strafe Japanese fleet auxiliaries like rice boats, transports and ammunition ships. They strafe ships loaded with TNT, fire at ships off shore. Dramatic explosions as some ships explode. Explosions in the water. The squadron returns and lands on the carrier deck. The Air Group Commander inspects his aircraft windshield blotted with blood. The plane was hit by a 40mm anti aircraft gun. The crew helps the wounded pilot out of the airplane. Other aircraft land with difficulty. Casualties on stretchers taken below by the crew.
U.S. Navy documentary highlights functions, duties and crew activities aboard 'The Fighting Lady', pseudonym for the USS Yorktown (CV-10) in the Pacific Theater during the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The carrier advances towards the Mariana Islands. Sailors work on weapons and special devices including magazines, bullets. They work on the bomb line. Sailors prepare the torpedo planes. Aircraft lined on the flight deck. Crewmen arm planes with 500, 1000, and 2000lb bombs, torpedo Iincendiaries, anti-personnel bombs called Daisy Cutters. Sailors pull trolleys with bombs towards the bombers, load the bombs including armor piercing bombs and bombs with delayed action fuses. A crewman pushes new rockets on trolley to be loaded onto the planes. (World War II period).
USS Yorktown CV-10 in the Pacific Theater during the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The carrier advances towards the Mariana Islands. On the eve of battle, soldiers scrub up to lessen the danger of infection in case they're wounded. Sailors clean up, bathe and rest. Priests conduct services aboard the ship. Sailors take communion and pray. Crewmen read and sleep on their bunks. The carrier underway at dusk. Cooks and bakers prepare a hearty meal of stakes and eggs. Officers take their meal at a table. The alarm goes off to warn of an enemy attack. Sailors rush to their battle stations. Bombardment by Japanese torpedo bomber planes. Fire due to explosions around the ships. Black smoke rises up into the air. Anti aircraft fire from the U.S. ships, planes are hit and descend towards the water. The alarm sounds, pilots rush and board planes and take off. The Radio Plotting Room in charge Smokey and other operators tracks down enemy planes. A map depicts Japanese air bases and military installations in the Mariana Islands, including the Japanese fortified Guam. Radio operators at work. U.S. planes in flight. They swoop down upon Tinian Island and bomb enemy installations. Explosions due to bombardment. Shore installations and air bases bombed. Craters on the island. The U.S. Assault Force battleships including USS Colorado, USS Tennessee and USS Pennsylvania advance. Explosions due to enemy fire. (World War II period).
'The Fighting Lady', pseudonym for the USS Yorktown (CV-10) in the Pacific Theater during the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The U.S. Assault Force battleships including USS Yorktown, USS Colorado, USS Tennessee and USS Pennsylvania advance towards the Mariana Islands. 'The Fighting Lady' crew watches as crippled U.S. Navy Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft make landing attempts on their return after bombing the Tinian Island. The Landing Officer signals. Wrecked planes land on the flight deck. The flight deck emergency crew, fire fighters, rescue details and medical foremen rush towards the plane on fire. A torpedo plane on fire lands. Officers and crewmen watch as the emergency crew tries to DOUZE out the fire. Intelligence officers question the pilots in a Ready Room. Radio operators in the Radio Plotting Room send news about approaching Japanese torpedo planes and dive bombers from enemy aircraft carriers. The alarm sounds, crew activity on flight deck, sailors rush to their battle stations. Activity in the engine room and boiler room as USS Yorktown advances on guard. Commander Dixie Kiefer gears himself for action. The ship dog mascot named Scrappy is seen wearing a life jacket.
Scenes from aboard USS Yorktown (CV-10) in the Pacific Theater during the Battle of the Philippine Sea of World War 2. The Task Force advances towards the Mariana Islands. Commander Dixie Kiefer and another officer watch through binoculars from the conning tower of 'The Fighting Lady'. Japanese bombers and fighters approach and attack the carrier. Anti aircraft guns fired. Japanese panes are hit and downed. Explosions in the water near the ships. Sailors fire deck guns. A Japanese torpedo bomber approach the carrier through the flak. Gunners fire at her. The plane is hit and downed. Animated map depicts advance of U.S. and Japanese Naval Task forces between the Philippines and the Caroline Islands. U.S. pilots board their planes. Radio Plotting Room in charge Smokey talks over the radio. Flight deck crew prepare the planes for take off. U.S. fighter planes run into Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zeros. Japanese and U.S. planes are shot down during the aerial combat. Planes hit and on fire. The U.S. Air Combat Group approaches the Japanese Imperial Navy formation of battleships. Destroyers and carriers conduct escape maneuvers.
U.S. Navy filming aboard 'The Fighting Lady', pseudonym for the USS Yorktown (CV-10) in the Pacific Theater during World War II. U.S. aircraft return after an assault on the Imperial Japanese Naval fleet. Damaged and crippled planes make landing attempts on the flight deck. A dive bomber attempts a landing on one wheel, lands and falls over one side of the carrier into the water. Another plane lands and crashes. A U.S. Navy crew member helps the U.S. Navy pilot out of the burning plane. Crew members carry him away on a stretcher. Another crippled plane lands on the flight deck. Sailors put up the scores on a wall of the carrier including Japanese aircraft, ships and cruisers destroyed by the USS Yorktown crew. A pilot puts up his score on his plane, for the number of Japanese aircraft and Imperial Navy carriers hit. The crew collects on the flight deck for burial at sea. The deceased include Lieutenant Commanders and Lieutenants. Sailors give a gun salute and pay last respects to the U.S. Navy sailors killed in action. 'The Fighting Lady' underway, and her carrier planes in flight.
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