USS Franklin (CV-13) arriving at Brooklyn Navy yard in New York City, after being severely damaged by Japanese attacks in the Pacific, during World War II. Navy band plays at the pier. Captain Lesslie H. Gehres standing with his Navigation Officer, Commander Stephen Jurika,Jr., aboard the USS Franklin as it approaches the Navy Yard. The Captain looks through the binoculars and talks with Commander Jurika. He smokes a cigarette. He issues instructions through the voice tube. Damaged flight deck of the USS Franklin. (Note: West Coast repair facilities were all full of damaged U.S. ships, so the USS Franklin had to proceed to the East Coast for final repairs.)
The damaged USS Franklin arrives at the Brooklyn Navy yard in New York after the Japanese attack during World War II. Commander H.H. Hale aboard the USS Franklin. Damaged flight deck of the aircraft.
The damaged USS Franklin arrives at Brooklyn Navy yard in New York after the Japanese attack during World War II. U.S. Navy officer aboard the USS Franklin at Brooklyn Navy yard. An officer talks and smiles.
The damaged USS Franklin arrives at Brooklyn Navy yard in New York after the Japanese attack during World War II. U.S. Navy officers aboard the USS Franklin at Brooklyn Navy yard. Lieutenant Commander T.J. Grenee, Lieutenant Fred Harris, Lieutenant B.J. White aboard the USS Franklin.
Coverage of a project at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah to determine the most effective means for destroying Japanese-type fortifications. 105mm Howitzer firing at targets into a hillside. Ground fire controllers at radio equipment. United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) A-26 Invader bomber aircraft fire 11.75 inches Tiny Tim rockets and a USAAF P-47N Thunderbolt fighter aircraft fires 11.75 inches Tiny Tim and 5 inches rockets. Explosions on the ground throw billows of smoke up in the air. Photographs evaluating the results of rocket attacks. Tiny Tim rocket being mounted on P-47N aircraft. (World War II period).
Coverage of a project at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah to determine the most effective means for destroying Japanese-type fortifications. An unexploded Tall Boy (12,000 pound HE bomb) in a target area. The Tall Boy bomb hits a hillside. Smoke rises from the explosions on the hillside. A United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) B-29 Superfortress bomber and a USAAF B-17F Flying Fortress bomber in flight and bombs fall. A survey team inspects the targets. Explosions at the hillside. (World War II period).
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