USS Belleau Wood "Gun Camera Film": Raid On Kwajalein Atoll, January 1944

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #10282 Title card: "USS Belleau Wood Gun Camera Film Raid On Kwajalein Atoll 10-31 January 1944" National Archives description "Air to air: Combatman after a Japanese Zero; then after a bomber (SV). AV Strafing Japanese cargo vessels; many tracers coming back at plane. The ship is covered with tracers; much flak coming up; strafing a dock area (SV). AV Strafing barracks (or large house) on island. Strafing pier on Kwajalein; much smoke; strafing the building (SV); strafing the ships. AV Strafing some building on Kwajalein. AV Strafing Japanese picket boat; puffs of smoke coming from plane. AV Air to air: Combat Japanese plane shot down; hits the water; low passes in strafing the beach (SV)." National Archives Identifier: 78871 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 these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, USS Belleau Wood, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24), GSAP, World War II, Gun Sight Aiming Point, United States. -- Navy -- Aviation, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Marshall Islands, Kwajalein Atoll, Battle Of, Marshall Islands, 1944, United States. Navy, Kwajalein Atoll (Marshall Islands), WWII In Color

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