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Task Group Under Attack Off Okinawa, 04/16/1945
About this film
Naval Photographic Center film #11755. National Archives description "AV TBM"s in flight after leaving carrier on surface of sea, in BG. AV Many views of ground installations afire from attack. LS Task force under attack: Bomb explosions seen aft of DD; much flak in sky. LS SOUTH DAKOTA Class battleship and an unidentified CV fire while under air attack. LS Bomb explosions rise from water about the bow of CV. LS Evening scene: Task force fires at target in air. MS Japanese plane diving in water during air attack. AV Six TBM"s in flight over Okinawa. LS Setting sun; destroyers in silhouette pass across face of sun as TBM"s come in to land on carrier. AV NEW MEXICO Class BB underway. AV CLEVELAND Class CL underway. AV Long column of LCI"s underway.AV Column of APA"s underway (SV). CU Tail assembly of TBM"s; BB in BG. AV ESSEX Class CV, planes landing on her deck. The screener calls this an excellent stock scene for the ending of a Navy film. QUALITY: FAIR" National Archives Identifier: 79134 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…
Directors & creators
United States. Navy
Subjects
WWII, Avenger (Fighter Plane), World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945, United States. -- Navy -- Aviation, World War II, WWII In Color, GSAP, Gun Sight Aiming Point
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