Task Force 1943

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #10894. National Archives description: "shot List 1) GtoA MLS Four F-6s in flight; US flag in FG. 2) AtoA HA MLS Four TBMs in flight. 3) AtoA MLS PAN Fighter firing rockets. 4) AtoG MLS Rockets striking ground; small ship being strafed near shoreline. 5) AtoG MS Looking down over Japanese fighters on ground; ground being strafed. G. 6) AtoG MS Ground strafing (SV) (this is at Leyte). 7) AtoG MS Several landing craft circling a Transport. 8) AtoG MLS Wave of landing craft approaching beach. 9) AtoG MS Looking down over beach area; PAN to landing craft heading into beach. 10) CU Picture of a man's face drawn on front of a torpedo; torpedo being moved through torpedo room aboard ship. 11) CU Torpedo lifted from mount and moving up mount elevator. 12) HA CU Torpedo coming up elevator. 13) CU Pilots running up onto catwalk and onto flight deck for manning their aircraft during attack on Manila. 14) CU Pilots coming onto flight deck. 15) MS Pilots manning their aircraft. 16) MLS Pilots running to man their planes. 17) CU F-6 pilot in cockpit plane captain assisting pilot. 18) LA MCU Pilot manning a TBF. 19) LA MS Pilot manning a F6F. 20) HA MS F-6s warming…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War II, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, United States. -- Navy -- Aviation, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Hellcat (Fighter Plane), World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines, Avenger (Fighter Plane), Helldiver (Dive Bomber), WWII In Color

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