Activities of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. An aircraft carrier underway in the Pacific. An aircraft parked on the aircraft carrier. Men working on the aircraft. Pilot and co-pilot seated in the aircraft. The aircraft takes off from the flight deck. Few men watch the activities.
A Japanese aircraft hit by tracer fire over the Pacific Ocean during World War II. The burning Japanese aircraft after being hit. The aircraft hit by machine gun fire and falling towards the water. Smoke from the aircraft. The aircraft being hit while in flight over water. Tracers going towards the aircraft. The aircraft in flames.
U.S. Navy aircraft in flight over the Pacific Ocean during World War II. U.S. Navy SBD Dauntless in flight overhead. Small islands. Landing field on a small island.
USS Ortolan salvages a Japanese submarine off the coast of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A man puts on a diving mask. He jumps into water. He removes the diving mask. U.S. Navy Captain Holland and Captain A.F. Loger at Japanese books. Holland thumbs through Japanese code books. The bow of USS Ortolan in the choppy sea.
USS Ortolan salvages a Japanese submarine off the coast of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Sea going tug USS Ortolan underway at sea. A two man Japanese tug alongside USS Ortolan. The conning tower of the submarines protrudes above the water surface. A diver with a diving mask surfaces alongside the Japanese submarine.
USS Ortolan underway off the coast of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A U.S. sailor aboard USS Ortolan catches a fish with the help of a fishing rod. The fish being pulled aboard. A sailor holds the fish. In a humorous moment, Navy sailors throw two of their fellow sailors into the ocean, while having fun.