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American Essex class aircraft carrier struck by Japanese Kamikaze during World War II
Film opens showing sky full of black clouds from bursting flak as a Japanese Kamikaze plane dives down through clouds, in World War 2. It strikes an American Essex class aircraft carrier amidships and explodes in flames and smoke.
United States sailors participate in Shellback initiation ceremony aboard the USS Edisto (AG-89)
Shellback initiation ceremony aboard the ice-breaker USS Edisto (AG-89), under the command of Commander E. C. Folger, USN. The ship was headed for Antartica, as part of the U.S. Navy Antarctic Development Project, a continuation of the 1947 "Operation High Jump." Commander Nutt and Mr Grace serve as officers of the deck during King Neptune's shell back ceremony. Mr Grace uses two toilet rolls as binoculars and looks through them. The crew search for Davy Jones. Mr Boffa , a civilian dressed in a costume, also looks for Davy Jones. Mr. Malcolm Davis of the Washington Zoo is seen. A pollywog officer on the deck. He reports to the officer that they could not find Davy Jones.
Formation of U.S. Air Service Keystone B-3 single-engine bombers in flight. Crew of airplane drops bomb on a target ship.
A squadron of U.S. Army Air Service Keystone B-3 bombers in formation. Interior view of a compartment. Pilots seen from behind as they sit side-by-side in open cockpit. Corrugated panels on upper fuselage behind them. Pilot manipulates controls to release a bomb. View of bomb falling and striking target ship.
U.S. Navy T4M-1 aircraft, from VT-2B Squadron, torpedo a target ship at sea.
Montage of scenes from U.S. Navy exercises involving aircraft carrier and T4M-1 aircraft of Navy Squadron VT-2B. Crew on deck of Carrier fasten a torpedo under the fuselage of T4M-1 number 2-1-7. . The aircraft has logo, of dragon astride a bomb, painted on its side. The aircraft takes off from the carrier flight deck. Views of Navy cameraman and one from universal News hand cranking their movie cameras. View from aircraft, of explosion and smoke below and behind.Views from rear cockpit of aircraft in flight. View of Navy photographer in rear cockpit. View from rear seat of aircraft diving down towards warship underway. Views of the T4M-1 aircraft number 2-1-2 flying low over the water and releasing its torpedo. The torpedo leaving a wake as it heads toward the target ship (a single-stack freighter).Torpedo strikes target ship amidship with huge explosion.
View from escort warship in convoy during U.S.Navy bombing campaign against Japanese on Gilbert and Marshal Islands
U.S. Navy bombing campaign against Japanese-held Gilbert and Marshall Islands during World War II. This film taken aboard the heavy crusier, USS Northampton, CA-26. Captain William Dwight Chandler, Jr. (1890-1977) looks out at the sea with binoculars. Officer, helmsman and another sailor on bridge of the ship (interior). Officer, wearing older-style steel helmet, looks out to sea with binoculars. Gunnery officer wearing headphones. A Curtiss SOC Seagull seaplane is seen on catapult, behind him. Carrier at some distance, as seen through railings.
Japanese Yokosuka D4Y1 torpedo bomber attacks U.S. warship and is shot down
Japanese Yokosuka D4Y1 torpedo bomber in attack against U.S. warships, as seen from the USS Lexington (CV-16). The aircraft flies through heavy antiaircraft fire, at low altitude and releases a torpedo. It continues to fly through heavy fire and is struck and ends up in the water. A momentary silhouette view of SBD aircraft on deck of the USS Lexington. (World War II period).
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