The USS Saratoga (CV-3) sailing in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Narration by Dr. Edgar Maurice Cortright, United States Navy Lieutenant on board the USS Saratoga at the time of its bombing by Kamikaze planes during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Bullets firing from a night attack. The narrator mentions a Kamikaze plane has been struck down by the USS Saratoga but the view is too obscure. A smiling gentleman. Dark smoke rises from the USS Saratoga after a Kamikaze attack. Wild sound narration by Mr. Cortight. He mentions a story about the captain refusing to recognize that the17 to 25 planes picked up on radar were Japanese until they were hit by the Kamikaze attack.
Dr. Edgar Maurice Cortright, United States Navy Lieutenant, narrates his experience on board the USS Saratoga (CV-3) at the time of its bombing by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Fire engulfs the aircraft and forward deck of the USS Saratoga. Men with fire hose running on deck. They hose the fire with jets of water. Thick black smoke rises from the forward portion of the flight deck. Medics carry burned victims on stretchers. Bullets and tracer fire firing from a night attack. USS Bismarck Sea near the USS Saratoga before being sunk by kamikaze attack in the Battle of Iwo Jima. Captain Lucian Ancel “Fish” Moebus putting anti-flash burn cream on his face after the kamikaze attack. Damage to the flight deck after the fire has been put out. Crewmen cleaning the deck.
Japanese aircraft shot down in the Pacific Ocean as seen from the USS Saratoga (CV-3) during World War II. Black smoke seen in the water. Tracers are also found. Thick black smoke rises over the water. A Navy officer removes his hat. Crewmen put out fire on edge of flight deck. Pilots watch the smoke from a burning aircraft on deck. The sky aft gunnery station after it fired at Japanese planes. Aircraft above a gun director. A ship firing from a distance. Tracers firing and some blasts from Mark 12 5"/38 caliber dual purpose naval guns at night. Wild sound from the narration of Dr. Edgar Maurice Cortright, United States Navy Lieutenant, as he recounts his experience on board the USS Saratoga at the time of its bombing by Japanese planes.
Two United States Army medics puts a splint on an injured dog in Normandy, France during World War II. One of the medics wraps a gauze on the dog’s injured foreleg while another holds the dog still. Close view showing the medic putting cotton over the dog’s wound. First aid supplies are seen. The medic wraps gauze on the foreleg. The dog winces as the medic treats its wound. The dog licks with foreleg covered with gauze. The medics let the dog go and the dog walks away with a limp.
A paratrooper of the United States 101st Airborne paratrooper adjusts the propeller engine of a Douglas C-47 Skytrain “Mary Louise” in England during World War II. Nose art is seen on the plane. Paratroopers in camouflage war paint walk across field on way to planes. Some of the paratroopers rest and smoke cigarettes on the field. A group of paratroopers make their way to the plane.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain 9X (315087) “Lady Lillian” starts its engine propellers in England during World War II. The pilot opens one of the cockpit windows. United States 101st Airborne paratroopers begin to board the C-47 transport plane. The transport plane taxis in the airfield.
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