Japanese air attack on U.S. Task Force ships off the coast of Leyte, Philippines during World War II. Japanese plane falls, crashes in water. Many small crafts lay smoke screen. Two Japanese plane crash in water. One crashes into LCI (Landing Craft, Infantry). Wounded U.S. soldiers in LCM (Landing Craft, Mechanized) alongside ship. U.S. gun crew fire antiaircraft gun aboard destroyer. Bombs burst near ship. Two burning Japanese planes, one crashes into LCI.
U.S. Task Force ships off the coast of Leyte, Philippines during World War II. Wounded U.S. soldiers are transferred in LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) alongside ship. LCI (Landing Craft, Infantry) lays smoke screen. Small crafts lay smoke screen and smoke pots in area. Smoke pots on water. 20MM gun crew at stations. LCVP approaches, lays smoke.
U.S. Task Force ships off the coast of Leyte, Philippines during World War II. USS Princeton (CVL-23) afire. Corpsmen administer first aid to wounded sailors on flight deck.
USN (United States Navy) Task Force 38 ships battle enemy planes in Gulf of Leyte during World War II. Rainwater drives across the flight deck. USS Princeton (CVL-23) burns in the background. USS Lexington (CV-16) fires antiaircraft gun. Destroyer fires antiaircraft gun. A sailor scans sky with binoculars.
USN (United States Navy) Task Force 38 ships in Gulf of Leyte during World War II. USN TBF Avenger torpedo bomber and SB2C Helldiver dive bomber approach and land on deck. TBF makes one-wheel crash landing on deck. Ground crews work on wrecked aircraft.
United States Navy planes land on USN Task Force 38 carriers in Gulf of Leyte during World War 2. CVL (Light Aircraft Carrier) underway. Formation of planes. A Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver airplane is waved off during approach and executes go-around before landing on USS Essex. Crewmen examine battle damage on wings and around cockpits of an SB2C-5 aircraft (pilot Lt. Roger Noyes) parked on the flight deck. Pilot in F6F Hellcat fighter (with four rising sun flags for enemy kills on fuselage) awaits signal for takeoff. Formations of other aircraft returning to the carrier.
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