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Various U.S. Navy aircraft take off from USS Coral Sea while underway in the South China Sea during the Vietnam War.

USS Coral Sea underway in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War. USS Coral Sea, an aircraft carrier underway in the Gulf of Tonkin. USS Coral Sea underway in a port turn. Smoke comes out of the stack of the aircraft carrier. U.S. Navy KA-3B aircraft being launched from the deck of the aircraft carrier. Another KA-3B aircraft being launched from the aircraft carrier. U.S. Navy A-4E aircraft taxis and takes off from the catapult. U.S. Navy F-4B aircraft taxis and takes off from the carrier.

Date: 1967, January 15
Duration: 2 min 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059968
Two A-7A Corsair 2s in formation flight over the South China Sea.

Operations of U.S. Navy A-7A Corsair 2 aircraft aboard USS Ranger underway in the South China Sea during the Vietnam War. Scattered clouds in the sky. The ship underway. A destroyer escort trails behind. Aircraft in flight overhead. Two A-7As in formation high above the clouds. Formation flight of the aircraft. The aircraft in flight over the clouds. Formation flight of the two aircraft and they break off. Aerial view of USS Ranger underway at sea. Aircraft in flight over water.

Date: 1967, December
Duration: 2 min 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051009
2nd Sino-Japanese war, precursor to World War II in the Pacific. Pearl Harbor attack. Early phase of Pacific conflict between Japan and the U.S.

The film 'Sea power in the Pacific' showing Japanese dominance in China and at start of World War 2. Then it chronicles U.S. efforts to build Navy and fight back on sea and in the air. Opening scene shows Japanese Mitsubishi G3M (Type 96) bombers high overhead, and then closeup in formation. View from bomber of bomb bays open with bombs falling and view from ground of explosions and destruction. Overlay on film says: "China---1931." (This is not correct. The G3M bomber was not yet in service.) This film depicts Japanese attacks during second Sino-Japanese War, commencing 1937, Chinese civilians running to escape Japanese bombing of Singapore. Buildings destroyed and on fire. Next, Japanese troops, carrying the Rising Sun flag, are seen establishing a beachhead in an Amphibious assault. More scenes of Japanese infantry advancing through Singapore, ad it is being destroyed and burned. Soldiers charging along an alleyway, with pagoda in background. Next, Japanese soldiers are seen attacking Nanking, and committing atrocities during the so-called "Rape of Nanking," in December, 1937. Chinese civilians being summarily shot and dumped into a large open grave. Two Chinese prisoners with hands bound, being executed by rifle fire. Jubilant Japanese troops celebrating their victory. Map shows areas of China occupied during second Sino-Japanese war and the East Indies to the South. View of oil tanks; an open pit tin mine; a native cutting rubber tree bark to collect latex. Flags on map show regions of English, French, and Dutch colonial interest. It also shows Islands to the East, fortified by the Japanese. Cartoon shows Japanese soldier opposed by and American sailor (representing U.S. Sea Power). Next, famous images of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 1941, are shown, including the USS Arizona burning and sinking. Hawaii, Midway, Wake, and the Philippines Islands, are highlighted on a map and Japanese control of the Pacific is illustrated. Japanese soldiers are seen displaying a captured American flag. U.S. Lieutenant General Jonathan M. Wainwright is seen surrendering the garrison at Corregidor, on May 6, 1942. View of Japanese General Masahara Homma discussing surrender terms with Wainright. Map shows interlocking web of Japanese fortified bases in Pacific and need for seapower to oppose it. View of American shipyard with hundreds of workers, employed to build ships for the war effort, in World War 2. Views welding, metal fabrication, and other shipbuilding activity. A new ship going down the ways and a woman christening a new ship with splash from bottle of champagne. A new "Liberty Ship," the Richard Bassett, going down the ways at Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard Inc. Baltimore, Maryland. Closeup view as the stern of another ship enters the water upon launching. View of it from a distance. Shipyard workers knock supports from under what may be a landing craft, as it is launched. Japanese warships underway in the Pacific and firing their naval guns. Explosions on a shoreline from naval bombardment. Japanese infantry wading ashore during an amphibious assault. Map shows where Japanese forces attempt an amphibious assault on Southern New Guinea, thwarted by the U.S. Navy in the battle of the Coral Sea of May, 1942. In June, 1942, a Japanese attempt against Midway Island, was again checked by the U.S. Navy in the Battle of Midway. View of USS Wasp (CV-7) carrier deck filled with airplanes, including Grumman F4F Wildcats. A Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber being cleared for takeoff from the Wasp. Gun camera film showing Japanese airplanes being shot down by pursuing U.S. aircraft.

Date: 1942
Duration: 5 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675067282
Aircraft maintenance activities aboard USS Constellation (CVA-64) in South China Sea during Vietnam War.

Routine aircraft maintenance activities of Carrier Wing 14, on flight deck of the USS Constellation (CVA-64) while on Yankee Station in south China Sea during Vietnam War. View Looking up starboard side of A-4E in parking area showing starboard intake. Port side of and A-4E from squadron VA-55 (Warhorses). A-4E framed by wing of second A- 4E in right foreground. Plane captain working on aircraft in left foreground. Plane captain on starboard side of cockpit areas and man on port side looking into cockpit area. Ordnancemen fitting pylon in place under wing of A-4E. Plane captain seated in cockpit of A-4E with canopy open. Man's hand pointing toward bullet hole in side of A- 4E wing tank.

Date: 1967, October
Duration: 1 min 15 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023719
Commander James Hill briefs pilots aboard USS Ranger underway in the South China Sea.

Operations of U.S. Navy A-7A Corsair 2 aircraft aboard USS Ranger underway in the South China Sea during the Vietnam War. A shoulder patch on the right shoulder of Commander James Hill, Commanding Officer of VA-147. He gives a briefing to his pilots. A chart of Vietnam. Hands of Commander Hill holding a pointer and a cigar butt. Commander Hill with the pilots in a briefing room. The pilots listen to the briefing. A TV monitor is in the background, a picture on the screen. Commander Hill points to an aerial photograph tacked to a blackboard. A pilot talks during the briefing. Two pilots chat. A partial map of Vietnam, showing the east coast area. Commander Kinnear, CAG (Carrier Air Group) Commander, talks to a group. Commander Hill stands in the background.

Date: 1967, December
Duration: 2 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051006
Newsmen take notes during a press conference aboard USS Ranger underway in the South China Sea.

Operations of U.S. Navy A-7A Corsair 2 aircraft aboard USS Ranger underway in the South China Sea during the Vietnam War. A press conference in progress by United States Navy Vice Admiral William F. Bringle. Several newsmen in the foreground. A newsman jots notes. Newsmen sitting at the tables in a wardroom listen to the briefing conference. Vice Admiral Bringle seated at a desk in the background. A news cameraman in the foreground takes movies. Many newsmen in the wardroom during the press conference.

Date: 1967, December
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051007