Task Force, 1943 & 1944 (U.S. Navy GSAP)

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film # 10892 "Task Force, 1943." National Archives description "1) Gun Camera View: Airfield being strafed. 2) AtoG MLS Fire down on ground. 3) Pilots eye View: Strafing of an airfield; pilot dives down onto runway area. 4) Pilots eye View: Large explosion in enemy territory. 5) Pilots eye View: Flight over enemy held area and small buildings. Good to Fair 6) AtoG MLS Atoll; smoke rising from atoll. 7) AtoG MLS Black smoke rising from small atoll. Fair 8) MLS Aircraft carrier underway. 9) AtoA MS Large flight of SBDs. Good to Fair 10) AtoG LS Three unidentified ships underway. Fair 11) AtoA MCU SBDs in formation, peeling off to left. 12) AtoG MCU Strafing aircraft on enemy airfield at Truk. Good 13) AtoG MS Small enemy ship strafed. 14) AtoG MS Destroyer type ship moving through an exploded area in water (this is a Japanese ship). Good to Fair 15) Gun Camera View: Destroyer being strafed. 16) Gun Camera View: Small unidentified vessel being strafed and beginning to burn. Fair to Poor 17) AtoG CU Enemy transport. Fair 18) MS PAN Over area with transport sunk. Fair 19) HA MS Looking down over flight deck officer giving launch signals. 20) HA MS TBM making a…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

GSAP, Gun Sight Aiming Point, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Northern Mariana Islands, WWII, World War, 1939-1945, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Dauntless (Dive Bomber), World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Helldiver (Dive Bomber), World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, Japanese, Avenger (Fighter Plane), WWII In Color, World War, 1939-1945 -- Chuuk (Micronesia), Philippine Sea, Battle of the, 1944 (June 19-21), Air Pilots, Military

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