GSAP: U.S. Navy Gun Camera, Okinawa & Korea

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #10280. National Archives description "AV Strafing installations on Okinawa; then an airfield, hangars, etc. AV Strafing Japanese fishing boat; mountains in BG. Strafing planes lined up (SV). AV Strafing a Japanese sampan; Japanese "Emily" in the water; cargo ships (SV). Strafing Japanese plane as it is taking off; bombers on the airfield. AV Strafing ships and shore installations; strafing Japanese fishing boat. AV Strafing sampan; then cargo vessels (SV). AV Strafing shore installations, submarine, water front, strafing small Japanese boat, on which a bomb explodes astern. AV Bomb explosions on some shore installations at Okinawa. AV Strafing a bridge; some hits; strafing along beach. Bombs fall; explosion and fires(Snow on ground). The following shots of later film (over Korea) have been attached to the earlier South Pacific material. Gun Camera Korea. Bombs fall; explosion and fires. (Snow on ground.) Strafing small craft on river; bombs drop on seaplane base. National Archives Identifier: 78870 listed as "Gun Camera, South Pacific" As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

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

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