Fire Bomb Attack On Okinawa, 06/15/1945

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film # 13078. National Archives description "1) AV F4U"s (Corsairs) in flight over Okinawa (SV). 2) AV Same P-38 in FG. 3) MS F4U in flight with napalm bombs beneath fuselage. 4) AV Fire-bomb attack on southern Okinawa: Smoke and flames rise from exploding bombs. 5) AV F4U"s fly over rugged terrain dropping fire bombs near crest of mountains (SV). 6) AV Smoke and flames rise from exploding fire bombs (G). 7) AV F4U in flight after dropping napalm bombs same with rugged terrain below. 8) LS F4U"s (with belly tanks) taxi on runway, Okinawa (SV). 9) LS PAN: Same take-off (SV). 10) MS Wounded crewman removed from TBM(Avenger) and placed on stretcher stretcher loaded into ambulance. 11) LS PAN: F4U lands on runway (SV)." National Archives Identifier: 79518 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 choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945, Avenger (Fighter Plane), Corsair (Fighter Plane), World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Lightning (Fighter Plane), World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island, World War II, Bombing, Aerial, United States. -- Navy -- Aviation

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