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Views of planes dive bombing coast line as seen from Navy aircraft carrier Independence in Pacific Theater

A ship underway in sea as explosions occur at the coast. Planes fly over the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Independence (CVL-22). Planes are seen dive bombing the coast. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 15 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675058376
U.S. Army Air Force air strip bombings and aviation in the Pacific Theatre during World War II.

World War 2 aerial footage of multiple U.S. Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber aircraft flying with another squadron of unidentified aircraft in the distance. Closeup Aerial shot of another American Consolidated B-24 Liberator. A short clip of a coastline off in the distance with a single airstrip visible perpendicular to the coast line. Distant but clear footage of a single Lockheed P-38 Lightning airplane. Footage of the airstrip with smoke from numerous bomb impacts. Distant footage of two Lockheed P-38 Lightning airplanes. Excellent closeup footage of an American Lockheed P-38 Lightning with the pilot visible in flight. The numbers 370 can be seen on its nose. Two P-38s flying close to one another. Distant shots of the smoking airstrip. View of multiple bombs being dropped, possibly on the airstrip. Airstrip littered with craters from it's many bombings. Bomb impacts are seen in the ocean beyond the airsrip. Smoke rising from the runway and an additional shot of the two P-38s. Shaky shots of an aircraft smoking from it's engine (most likely a B-24 Liberator). It is seen in a nose dive before crashing into the water below.

Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 50 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080862
Officer talks to crew members at Henderson Field in Guadalcanal Island in Pacific Theater

United States Officer talks to crew members at Henderson Field in Guadalcanal Island. Tent seen in the background.

Date: 1943, May 23
Duration: 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675041032
Men carry wounded on stretchers in Rendova Beach area in Pacific Theater during Battle of Munda.

A tractor descends ramp of LST (Landing Ship, Tank ) vessel. Men carry litter case. Men carry wounded on stretchers. A man on a stretcher. Bandages on wounds. A man applies Sulfa powder and bandages at the wounds. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 23 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675041131
American marines during the battle of Tarawa in Pacific Theater

A wrecked Japanese coastal gun on the coast of Tarawa during a battle with Allied forces in World War II. Wreckage all over the shore, trenches and dugouts. An American marine shaves in a foxhole. A number of marines gather at the edge of an airstrip around United States Navy F6F-3 aircraft.

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048147
U.S. Navy pilots return after bombing Marcus Island and report to the combat intelligence officer aboard USS Yorktown.

USS Yorktown (CV-10) in the Pacific Theater during World War 2. U.S. Navy fighters, bombers and escorts return after bombing Marcus Island. including the SBD Dauntless, TBF Avenger, F6F Hellcat, A-25 Shrike, SB2C and SBF Helldiver land on the carrier. An officer supervises the deck activities. Crewmen signal and guide the planes. An aircraft lands with a ruptured tire. Landing officer warns the crew to keep away on the stern. The pilots go below to report to the combat intelligence officer. The officer and a crewman seated at a table with documents and photographs. The pilots provide statistics regarding bombs dropped, ammunition fired, and targets. They report on shore installations, radio stations, gas dumps, hangars and ammunition dumps set on fire due to their bombardment. Smokey, the radio plotting room in charge, tracks the remaining aircraft over the radio. Crewmen signal on the flight deck as a plane crash lands. Officers and pilots in a meeting.

Date: 1943, August 30
Duration: 3 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675021558