Aerial views and gun camera views of U.S. Navy planes attacking Japanese installations and shipping along coast in the Pacific Ocean in World War II. Explosions and smoke as ground targets are bombed and strafed. Aerial views of smoke rising from coastline.
View on deck of a U.S. Aircraft Carrier underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Several officers meet and shake hands with others. Group of officers converse on deck. TBF Avenger aircraft are seen behind them on deck, with wings folded.
U.S. warships underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War 2. A U.S. Navy TBF Avenger aircraft in flight over water, dropping practice bombs on a target sled seen in the wake of the towing warship. Clouds in the sky. Sailors on the deck of a ship. An Iowa class battleship underway, flanked by an escorting destroyer. An F6F aircraft starting its engine on the deck of an aircraft carrier. More aircraft dropping practice bombs on a towed target sled.
U.S. aircraft carrier recovering F6F aircraft while underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Several aircraft make uneventful landings. However, one apparently radioed about a problem . As his aircraft comes to a stop, tip of the right wing appears to fall off the aircraft. It slides down over the wing flap to the deck. A firefighter in protective gear, climbs one the aircraft wing and speaks with the pilot, who is sitting, calmly , in the cockpit filling out a report. Deck crew examine the broken material and spread it out on the deck. Momentary view of torn right wing tip.
United States Marines being transferred to United States LSV-2 in the Pacific Ocean for landings on Japan during World War II. The marines being transferred from United States ship Cowpen to LSV-2 which is along side the ship. They are transferred from Cowpen to LSV-2 by breeches buoy.
Japanese air attack on task force ships underway in Pacific Ocean. Units of task force including destroyer, battleship and light cruiser fire antiaircraft guns. Japanese plane dives and passes midst heavy flak fire. (World War II period).