U.S. Task Force 38.3 in Leyte Gulf during Battle of Leyte in World War II. Japanese plane makes a low torpedo run. U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat fighter smoking badly, approaches. U.S. CV (Fleet Aircraft Carrier) underway, many planes pass overhead.
U.S. Task Force 38.3 in Leyte Gulf during Battle of Leyte in World War II. Captain C.W. Wieber talks to pilots aboard USS Essex (CV-9) underway. U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat fighter crash lands on flight deck of Essex. F6F approaches and lands on deck.
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.