Task Force, 1943

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #10893. National Archives description: "1) MS Burning Japanese plane after being hit. Good 2) MS Japanese plane hit by machine gun fire and heading toward the water. 3) MS Japanese fighter hit, banking off to left. 4) MS Japanese plane hit and twisting. Fair 5) MS Japanese plane hit and diving out of scene. 6) MS Japanese plane hit. 7) MLS Plane hit over water; tracers continue going toward the Japanese plane; meatball is seen on wing of plane as it burns (SV). Fair 8) MS Japanese plane climbing in flames after being hit. 9) MLS Japanese fighter twisting and turning after being hit and in flames. 10) AtoA MS Tracers heading towards Japanese plane; plane is smoking. 11) AtoA MLS Japanese fighter hit by machine gun fire. 12) AtoA MS Japanese fighter twisting and turning and being hit. Good 13) GtoA MLS F4U in flight over Peleliu, dropping Napalm bombs. 14) MS Napalm bomb hitting; black smoke rising from area. 15) GtoA MS PAN F4U dropping Napalm bombs; bomb explosions along hillside (SV). Good 16) LA MS Napalm bomb hitting burned out hillside; black smoke rising. Good 17) MCU PAN F6F taking off from deck. 18) CU Men removing chocks. 19) CU PAN SB2C takin…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Palau -- Peleliu Island, Helldiver (Dive bomber), World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, Japanese, Hellcat (Fighter Plane), Corsair (Fighter plane), Wildcat (Fighter plane), WWII In Color

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