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USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) burns at sea off shore of Luzon, Philippines following attack by Japanese kamikaze aircraft

During bombardment on Luzon, Philippines during Battle of Luzon, World War 2. U.S. Navy ships underway, supporting Lingayen Gulf landings. Ships at sea. Various views both close-up and distant of USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) burning and consumed in fire and smoke following hit by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft. Huge clouds of smoke rising from the aircraft carrier. Aircraft seen on flight deck. Support ships attempting to render aid and fight fires on the USS Ommaney Bay as it burns.

Date: 1945, January 4
Duration: 3 min 16 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072050
U.S. Navy ships underway off shore Luzon, Philippines, supporting the Lingayen Gulf Landings during Battle of Luzon

Bombardment on Luzon, Philippines during World War 2. Destroyer underway at sea. U.S. sailors watch through binoculars. Various U.S. Navy ships in the background supporting Lingayen Gulf Landings early in the Battle of Luzon. Destroyers, LCIs (Landing Craft Infantry) and battleships underway.

Date: 1945, January 4
Duration: 1 min 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072051
USS Ommaney Bay burning off shore Luzon, Philippines, with other U.S. Navy ships and personnel looking on.

Clip shows several still images extracted from moving images of the USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) burning in the Sulu Sea off the shore of Luzon, Philippines, following a strike by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft during World War 2. The moving film from which the stills were extracted can be seen at clips 65675072050 and 65675072051. Several stills of the USS Ommaney Bay burning. Stills of navy sailors watching through binoculars and additional destroyer and support ships in the background.

Date: 1945, January 4
Duration: 5 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072052
Staff officers plot the progress of operations in Okinawa aboard USS Estes off the shore of Okinawa, Japan.

Staff officers aboard USS Estes off the shore Okinawa, Japan during World War II. Interior of a plotting room aboard USS Estes (AGC-12) as staff officers plot the progress of operations in Okinawa using charts and operation plans. A teletype screen on a bulkhead in the background. The shoreline of Okinawa shows shells bursting and smoke columns near the beach. The message "Suicide boats hidden in inaccessible caves along beaches" appears on the teletype screen. A New York Class battleship from starboard quarter as signal hoist is raised on halyards. An officer reads a letter and turns pages. Pictures of suicide boats in caves are enclosed.

Date: 1945
Duration: 4 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072091
U.S. Navy's Task Force 58 in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II.

Opening title is: "The Fleet That Came To Stay." Opening scene shows a U.S. warship dimly in darkness, during World War 2. Three American sailors in battle gear, lean over the ship's railing and discuss their destination: "Okinawa.". One sailor walks along the deck, past many more looking over the railing. The men discuss being only 320 miles from Japan, itself. Nose view of a Japanese Kawasaki Ki-61 aircraft with engine running. View of it taking off, followed by a succession of views showing numerous similar Japanese aircraft taking off. A U.S. B-29 bomber taking off and views of B-29s in formation aloft. Bombs dropping from the B-29s and seen from the aircraft as they explode on Japanese targets below.

Date: 1945
Duration: 3 min 41 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072092
Allied Naval task forces combine efforts in Battle of Okinawa during World War II

Roles of U.S. Navy Task Force 58 and British Task Force 57 during the Battle of Okinawa in World War 2. An LCI (Landing Craft-Infantry) passes in front of the heavy cruiser USS Wichita (CA-45) as it fires its heavy guns. Explosions on Okinawa. Glimpse of Battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) in marine camouflage paint. Naval gun barrels firing and shells exploding on Okinawa. The USS LSM(R)-190, a Landing Ship Medium (Rocket) is seen firing barrages of rockets at Okinawa. Closeup of the rocket pods firing. At time 00:18-00:20 the U.S. heavy cruiser USS Minneapolis,CA-36 is seen firing her main battery. Numerous views of shells bursting on the ground. More views of rocket firing landing ships, with more closeups of the rocket pods firing. Change of scene to the south, where the battleship HMS King George V, flagship of Task Force 57, and battleship HMS Howe, are seen bombarding Japanese air installations on Formosa. British Navy Marlett fighter planes (equivalent to U.S. F4Fs) in formation flight. Anti-aircraft gunfire from British aircraft carriers and other warships. Closeup of British multiple Pom Pom gun batteries firing.

Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 27 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072093