U.S. Task Force 38.3 in Leyte Gulf during Battle of Leyte in World War II. U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat fighters with folded wings parked on deck of carrier. Pilot talks to his gunner after strike. F6F lands on flight deck. Men wheel 2,000 lb. bomb no dolly.
Japanese air attacks on U.S. Task Force underway during Battle of Leyte in World War II. Smoke screen laid by small craft and shields LCIs (Landing Crafts, Infantry), CVs (Fleet Aircraft Carrier), APs (Transport), and many other ships in Leyte. Destroyer lays smoke screen. Japanese plane dives.
Japanese air attacks on U.S. Task Force underway during Battle of Leyte in World War II. U.S. Task Force ships in Leyte Harbor. Flak bursts in air. LCI (Landing Craft, Infantry) lays smoke screen.
U.S. Task Force in Leyte Harbor during World War II. U.S. Task Force ships in Leyte Harbor. LCMs (Landing Crafts, Mechanized) underway. APs (Transports) and APDs (High Speed Transports) in the background. Many LCs (Landing Crafts) mill around. LSTs (Landing Ships, Tank) underway.
Attacking Japanese aircraft overhead of Task Group 77.4.1 ("Taffy 1") during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II. Navy Captain M.E. Browder of USS Sangamon on bridge, talks into radio and scans skies. Gun crews in 20MM gun pits. Japanese planes overhead and many flak bursts over water. Ship on horizon activating signal blinker.