Flight deck operations aboard USS Lexington (CV-16) in the Pacific during World War 2. A dozen U.S. Navy F6F-3 Hellcats of VF-16 taxi along the flight deck with canopies open. One F6F passes overhead with landing gear down. (Note: This is near the end of VF-16's tour aboard the Lexington. The planes look worn, with paint touched up in spots and their squadron "Fighting Airedales" insignia barely visible.)
Russians greet first Americans arrivals in Mukden, Manchuria during end of World War II. Russians greet Americans. U.S. Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator in the background.
U.S. Navy fleet under Japanese air attack in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. U.S. Navy ship underway at sea. Japanese planes attack U.S. Navy ships. Antiaircraft guns fire. Flaks in sky.
U.S. Navy fleet under Japanese air attack in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Ship at sea, it explodes. Smoke rises. Flaks in sky as antiaircraft guns fire. Ships underway at sea in the background. U.S. Navy fleet underway at sea, mountains in the background.
U.S. Navy fleet under Japanese air attack in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Japanese kamikaze suicide bomber dives into a U.S. Navy ship. Ship explodes. Flak in sky, antiaircraft guns fire in the foreground. Ships in the background.
U.S. Navy fleet under Japanese air attack in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Japanese plane in flight. Flak in sky and antiaircraft guns fire. Ships underway at sea. Ship explodes as Japanese kamikaze suicide bomber dives into ship.
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