GSAP World War II Navy Combat Gun Camera, March 31,1944 Palau, etc.

About this film

Slate: Palau Mar. 31, 1944 Naval Photographic Center film #10239. National Archives description "AV Attacks on some islands; smoke and bomb explosions. A to A Twin-engine Japanese bomber with its port engine on fire; large explosion; bomber disappears; rocket runs on a Japanese air station. A to S Strafing three Japanese fishing boats; fire all around them. A to A Japanese Zero as he dives; tracers going up at plane. A to A Japanese Zero being shot at; puffs of smoke coming from it. A to S Strafing a Japanese picket boat; dashes of water flying around (SV). AV Strafing a Japanese freighter. AV Building on fire, emitting smoke; plane is diving toward it. AV Japanese freighter on fire; much smoke; large explosion on stern. AV Strafing a small boat. A to A Strafing Japanese plane flying low over water; tracers coming back (SV). AV Strafing a Japanese freighter and a Japanese destroyer (SV). AV Island as the plane comes in for attack; tracers coming back. AV Flying through clouds. AV Strafing two Japanese freighters near island; then the shore installations. AV Strafing a Japanese fishing boat, and making an attack on a small island (SV). AV Strafing attack on small island. AV Bomb exp…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, Gun Sight Aiming Point, World War II, GSAP, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Palau, United States. -- Navy -- Aviation, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, WWII In Color, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American

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