Activities of U.S. Army Air Force 8th Fighter Group at a beach on Leyte Island in the Philippines during World War II . Soldiers put up tents on the beach. Palm trees in the background. The soldiers drive a U.S. tank on the beach. Tents in the background. A completed tent and mess equipment in side the tent. A loaded truck pulls out of an LST ( Landing Ship Tank ). A truck enters the camp site. A grader levels a part of the beach. A ship convoy anchored in a distance. A crane unloads equipment and supplies from the LST onto the truck. The truck pulls away and drives along a muddy road.
Activities of U.S. Army Air Force 8th Fighter Group at a beach on Leyte Island in the Philippines during World War II. Tents at a camp area. Palm trees in the background. Improvised showers and pipes running into shower heads. Soldiers eat food in a new mess tent. They stand in a chow line. The soldiers cook food in huge containers
U.S. Army Air Force 8th Fighter Group leaves a beach on Leyte Island in the Philippines during World War II. A camp area after tents have been taken down. The tents after being torn down. The beach in the background. Soldiers in a group. Ashes of burnt scraps. Trailers parked at the camp area. The torn tents at the camp.
Sixth United States Army troops on Leyte island in the Philippines during World War II. Sixth United States Army tanks followed by troops move on the island. A U.S. soldier helping a wounded soldier. The soldiers in a wooded region. The soldiers taking the body of a dead U.S. war photographer from an army jeep and laying the body on the ground. The soldiers attending a military ceremony during which the photographer is buried at the place where he died. The soldiers stand with their heads bowed. People in Tacloban City receive clothing and supplies from the United States. Children seated on a bench. A signboard on a building reads 'First Aid Clinic, Public Dispensary'. Clothes are distributed to the people. A small child is made to wear new clothing. A girl wearing a new dress. View of the people seated. The girl smiles and poses.
USS Essex (CV-9) underway in Manila Bay, Philippines during World War 2. F6F Hellcat of VF-9 flies past the Essex at low altitude for a gear check. Its landing gear is malfunctioning and can't be extended. The pilot is cleared to make a gear-up landing on the carrier. Next he is seen making a well-controlled touchdown near the beginning of the flight deck. Then the aircraft slides along the deck almost halfway, veering slightly to the right as it comes to a halt. It appears relatively undamaged except for a bent prop (and surely some underside damage). Deck crewmen rush to assist the pilot and bring fire extinguishers to bear on areas around the hot engine. An F4F, taking off during the emergency, veers off the side of the flight deck, but manages to continue safely. Meanwhile, deck crews continue to assist the pilot and safely secure the accident site.The pilot, apparently unhurt, is escorted as he walks away from the airplane.
U.S. aircraft from USS Ticonderogaon attack on Japanese planes parked on airstrips in Manila,Philippines during World War II. Rocket and bombing attack on parked Japanese planes. A large fire burns and explosions. Strafing of camouflaged Japanese planes and shore installations. Rocket run on parked planes. Strafing houses and planes on a paved airstrip. U.S. aircraft strafes installations around the airstrip. Strafing attack on a bomber parked near a tree. Light flak comes back at plane. U.S. aircraft combat with Japanese Zeke (A6M Zero, Japanese Navy aircraft). Large bomb explosions near a Japanese tanker.