U.S. Navy Gun Camera, South Pacific

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #10283. National Archives description "Air-to-air: Fighter planes shooting at Japanese fighters (SV; pretty shaky). MS Air-to-air: Tail of plane smoking. AV Plane passes (R to L) under the fighter; engine explodes. AV Strafing a Japanese island (SV); shooting at Japanese "Zeke" (SV). AV Strafing an island; bomb dropping on Japanese airfield. Air-to-air Combat. AV Strafing a Japanese cargo vessel (SV); some vessels anchored near island. AV Strafing Japanese airfield, houses or barracks, ship, runway on airstrip and cargo ship. AV Strafing a Japanese freighter. AV Strafing this cargo ship alongside an island. AV Strafing another vessel (SV) (some good). AV Strafing a small Japanese picket boat; plane passes in front of the man who is strafing. Strafing a plane tied up, sitting near the waterfront. AV Strafing cargo ships, anchored between two small islands; strafing other cargo vessels. AV Strafing a landing strip (unpaved); strafing cargo ship underway; tracers coming back up at plane." National Archives Identifier: 78872 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, pl…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

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

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