U.S. Navy carrier operations in the Philippines, Pacific Ocean during World War II. Picture of a man's face drawn on or painted on the front of a torpedo. The torpedo being moved through the torpedo room aboard a ship. It is lifted from mount and moved up the mount elevator. Pilots running up onto the catwalk and flight deck for manning their aircraft during the attack on Manila. Pilots in the U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat and TBF Avenger aircraft. The aircraft take off from the flight deck
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 World War II. A sign reads 'US Naval Communications'. Women work in a room on typewriters. TBF Avengers, F6F Hellcats, A-25, SB2C and SBF Helldivers fly out towards the carrier. Aircraft in flight with insignia of the United States. A ship 'The Fighting Lady' underway. Crewmen stand on the deck. A plane lands on the deck. Planes in flight in background. Wire barriers on the deck in case the plane fails to land on the resting gear. A landing signal officer on the deck. The plane lands on the ship's deck. People stand on the deck. The planes are to be rearranged for a take off. The skipper of the ship stands on the deck. The crew stand on the deck. The skipper reproofs the flight deck. He asks the deck crew to arrange the planes properly. A diagram of the carrier and an account of the hangar deck. A structure on the mid ship.
U.S. Navy raids the Gilbert and Marshall Islands during World War II. Engine room with dual control panel . U.S. Officers watch gauges. Sailor and officer turn wheels in the engine room. Engine telegraph.
Film starts showing flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) known as the "Fighting Lady." A tow tractor carrying two sailors and a mascot airdale puppy, named scrappy, moves toward the camera. Closeup of them as they pass the camera, and moments later as one of the sailors plays with the puppy on the deck. Next, the scene is repeated in a retake. Douglas Dauntless SBD dive bomber is seen on deck in the background. Scene switches to the ship's bridge where unidentified Rear Admiral (two star) is seen in steel combat helmet, pointing skyward and then looking up through binoculars. Two other officers are with him also looking skyward.
Japanese attack on a United States Navy aircraft carrier in the South Pacific Ocaen during World War II. Flakes burst as guns fire. A Japanese aircraft in flight attacks an aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy. Smoke rises from the deck. A bomb being dropped on the deck and an explosion occurs. Damage control crew rushes on the deck and man hoses to extinguish the fire. A damaged aircraft hoisted alongside the ship. An airplane dropped in the sea. Temporary repairs done on the deck. Shattered interiors of the ship as a result of Japanese bombing. Allied sailors lined up the deck of a ship underway at sea. An Allied naval commander arrives. He decorates the sailors.
The U.S. Navy attacks Wake Island during World War II. A United States Navy (USN) aircraft in flight. USN aircraft parked at an airfield. Crew at work. A tug tows a USN aircraft. The crew carries bombs in a small elevator. A naval ship underway in the Pacific Ocean. Bombers in flight. Aerial view of ships underway. The aircraft in formation flight. A map of the Pacific Ocean. The aircraft in flight above the clouds. The bomber aircraft carry out low level bombing attacks on Wake Island. A Japanese ship is set on fire. United States Navy F6F Hellcat fighter aircraft drop bombs. Another Hellcat aircraft drops bombs. A F6F Hellcat aircraft lands safely at an airfield. Men at the airfield. Smoke rises due to bombardment. Smoking Wake Island. The aircraft in flight. Barrels of guns in the foreground.