Activities of crew aboard USS Shangri-La during Operation Crossroads in the Pacific Ocean. A man looks from bridge of a ship. Men behind a glass screen on flight deck. Ship's crew on the flight deck of aircraft carrier. Navy enlisted men in ranks, march to the bow of the USS Shangri-La. View of the forward part of the flight deck. U.S. Navy aircraft, TBMs spotted on port side. Crew assembled on the bow, TBM in the foreground. Officer looks through binoculars
U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat land aboard USS Shangri-La during Operation Crossroads in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat getting wave-off. F6F makes an arrested landing aboard aircraft carrier, several landings. F6F on flight deck. Maintenance crew work on recovery of the aircraft. F6Fs take off.
U.S. Navy F6F aboard USS Shangri-La during Operation Crossroads in the Pacific Ocean. Captain takes bearing. U.S. Navy F6F (drone) in the background. F6F spotted on each side of the flight deck. Crew stands beside the F6F on flight deck F6F (drones) on end of flight deck
A Japanese submarine torpedoed by USS Caiman in the Pacific Ocean. The bow of USS Caiman underway. A torpedo hit on the Japanese submarine. A huge explosion as the torpedo hits the submarine. An officer aboard the submarine.
A Japanese submarine torpedoed by USS Caiman underway in the Pacific Ocean. Aerial view of the Pacific at night. A Japanese submarine being torpedoed. The submarine explodes and sinks.
A Japanese submarine torpedoed by USS Caiman underway in the Pacific Ocean. The Japanese submarine underway. The submarine explodes as a torpedo hits it. Heavy columns of smoke arise and a splash in water. The submarine sinks.