United States Naval victory in Philippines in World War 2. The U.S. carriers including USS Lexington, USS Wasp and USS Hornet underway. The U.S. Navy planes on the carriers. Crew loads bombs onto the planes. A U.S. pilot wearing a helmet in the cockpit. Plane taxis and takes off. F6F Hellcats, TBF Avengers and SB2C Helldivers in flight. A map shows U.S. position at Leyte. Views of Japanese enemy aircraft attacking U.S. ships as U.S. ships fire guns at Japanese aircraft. A Japanese airplane is hit and spirals out of control into the sea. USS Princeton is bombed. Soldier watches through binoculars. The ship USS Princeton damaged and smoking. Damaged U.S. Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft make spectacular landings on a carrier. The map shows advance of the U.S. Naval fleet. An animated cartoon caricature of Hideki Tojo being punched by a U.S. Navy sailor.
Heavy road rollers working to level a new captured airstrip on Leyte Island during World War 2. U.S. soldiers work laying down Marston Matting. General MacArthur and General G C Kenny visit base near Tacloban on Leyte, Philippine Island and inspect the Marston mat effort. Good views of low flying P-38 Lightning aircraft in flight just above the airfield. Japanese bomber aircraft is fired upon by forces at the airbase. View of aftermath of bombing on Air Base, with destruction seen. Japanese planes attack a supply depot and destroyer ships. Views of several Japanese kamikaze attack aircraft flying toward U.S. Navy ships in Leyte Gulf and being shot off course. A Japanese Kamikaze aircraft crashes into a landing craft infantry (LCI).
Smoke rises from the Leyte Island as American ship approaches the island in Philippines during World War II. Landing Ship Tanks (LST) loaded with men and equipment approach the island. LSTs arrive at the beach and soldiers wade through surf towards the beach. They move off the beach into the jungle.
An American soldier works with a mine detector at Leyte Island in Philippines during World War II. Soldiers push a jeep out of the surf. A soldier climbs up a palm tree and places an American flag on top of it.
American soldiers unload supply crates in the surf from an LST (Landing Ship Tank) at Leyte Island in Philippines during World War II. Navy officer and crew direct landing operations with public announcement system,as officer instructs an operator who speaks into the microphone. A Navy first aid station on the beach.
American warship,destroyer and rocket ships fire at Leyte Island in Philippines during World War II. Smoke rising from the shores of the island.