Aerial view looking out from cockpit of a Japanese torpedo bomber flying just above thin cloud layer over water. Thin spit of land visible in distance. Several warships seen below. Closeup of the pilot, speaking into intercom. Formation of Nakajima Nakajima torpedo bombers in flight. Allied ships underway. The Japanese torpedo bombers attack, flying through a hail of intense antiaircraft fire from the U.S. warships. Around them other airplanes are engaged in dogfights. One pilot is seen as his airplane is struck by gunfire and begins to smoke. Another torpedo bomber continues and successfully releases his torpedo, which strikes a ship, which explodes. Clip is a mix of dramatized and actual footage.
Montage of scenes from naval battles involving Japanese aircraft attacking U.S. warships in the Pacific, during World War 2 . A Nakajima B6N torpedo bomber flying low over water through heavy antiaircraft fire from U.S. warships. It is struck and begins smoking. Pilot calls out as he dives the airplane into a U.S. aircraft carrier, which explodes. Another Japanese pilot crying out in cockpit of his airplane. Japanese warplanes swarming around U.S. warship. Bombs exploding around and on a U.S. warship. Scenes of intense combat between attacking Japanese airplanes and defending U.S. warships. Flak puffs fill the sky. Tracer bullets seen everywhere. Japanese warplanes zooming over smoking U.S. warship and over a U.S. aircraft carrier. Smoke trailing from Japanese warplane. Smoke pouring from bombed U.S. warship. (Closeups of pilots in cockpits during combat are obvious insertions and not related to the actual battles.)
SB2C airplane is seen in slow motion as it jumps restraining cables, noses over, and flips completely upside down on deck of the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) during World War 2. Firefighters in protective gear respond and spray foam on the airplane to suppress fire.
Slow motion footage of TBF Avenger aircraft nosing over on landing aboard the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) during World War 2. Other planes parked in the background. Ship's crew running towards the plane.
TBF Avenger airplane seen in slow motion during landing on the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) during World War 2. The aircraft is snagged by restraining cable and noses over. Deck crewmen respond to the airplane.
Slow motion footage of an F4U Corsair aircraft landing mishap on USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) during World War 2. The aircraft is seen above the deck with its tail hook unengaged. It strikes restraining cables that snag its landing gear. The aircraft noses over slightly (enough to bend its prop). Restraining cables drag the aircraft backwards.