Japanese Kamikaze pilots attack U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and other U.S. warships in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A burning U.S. ship from Japanese attack. A Japanese Kamikaze aircraft in flight. Kamikaze aircraft in flames passes immediately overhead of ship as sailors run for cover. Huge splashes and explosions in water.
Japanese Kamikaze pilots attack U.S. warships in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A Japanese Kamikaze aircraft crashes into water resulting into an explosion. Explosions in the sky as aircraft are hit. Another aircraft crashes into sea resulting into an explosion.
Japanese Kamikaze pilots attack U.S. warships in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Thick black smoke rises from a burning U.S. warship. The mast of the ship burns. Crew members run on the deck of the ship.
A log book entry of USS Franklin (CV-13). Aircraft take off from the flight deck while she is at few mile distance from Honshu. An aircraft in flight. U.S. aircraft in flight in pursuit of the twin Japanese bomber which was sighted by USS Hancock. An animated map shows the location where the ship was hit. Smoke rises from the ship after two bombs were dropped on it by the Japanese bomber. The bomber is shot down by an aircraft of Air Group 5. Flames shoot above the ship. Crew on the hangar deck try to douse the fire. Men carry casualties. First aid stations set up on the forward area of the flight deck. Men attend to the wounded. Men overboard. Men are helped aboard. A log book entry. Animated map shows the place where the ship went dead in water. Gun crews at station. A shot Japanese aircraft crashes into water. A log book entry. USS Santa Fe alongside the ship. She pours water on the burning ship. Wounded are removed and transferred to USS Santa Fe. Men from below the flight deck are rescued. Animated map shows the ship taken under tow by USS Pittsburgh. After a few hours, the ship sails on her own. Decks are cleaned. A prayer service for sailors who died. Ship anchored near hospital ship USS Mercy to which wounded were ferried (though footage shown is of USS Bountiful (AH-9)). Nurses attend the wounded. Patients in sick bay. A chaplain talks to a survivor. A thanksgiving and memorial service is held. A survey party evaluates the damage. Completely wrecked flight deck. The ship heads towards Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Debris is jettisoned. U.S. Navy WAVES ( Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) welcome the ship. The ship sails towards Panama. The ship enters the Panama Canal. Sailors are decorated. USS Franklin on its way to the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York, U.S. The ship reaches New York. The Statue of Liberty. A decoration ceremony on the flight deck. The ship sails again after repairs. (World War II period).
Ships underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. U.S. Navy Destroyer USS English (DD-696) alongside Aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6). U.S. Navy Admiral Marc Mitscher is transferred from a ship to USS Enterprise (CV-6) via a breeches buoy. Admiral Mitscher and his staff are transferred and greeted on the deck of USS Enterprise by officers (Mitscher came following Japanese kamikaze attack on the USS Bunker Hill which had been under his command.)
Japanese air attack on U.S. ships underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War 2. Sailors clear rubble from a flooded compartment of USS Enterprise (CV-6) Aircraft Carrier after it was attacked by a Japanese Kamikaze suicide aircraft. Corpsmen carry casualty on a stretcher on the flight deck. Buckled deck planking. Damaged caused by Kamikaze aircraft strike in the vicinity of number one elevator. Crewmen remove debris. A damaged United States Navy F6F Hellcat aircraft on its nose. Another damaged aircraft is pushed.
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