Army Air Corps P-40s Taking Off From USS Ranger, Eastern Atlantic, 01/1943

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #146. National Archives description "1) Flighter Group 235 2) GV Flight deck covered with P-40s 3) MS AAC Pilots prior taking off 4) MS USA Maj. C.T. Tinker, Capt. C.T. Durgin, USN & USA Lt. Col. R.T. Austin 5) GV flight deck, P40s warm up - pan of same 6) MS Bridge 7) TBF warms up - takes off 8) CU P-40s warm up, take off AV 9) S-ES P-40 begins take-off. Takes off 10)P-40s come up elevator, spotted AV SV 11)MS P-40s taking off- SV - Barely makes it-dramatic 12)MS last P-40 takes off, crew comes on deck 13)MS P-40s make run past RANGER - SV" National Archives Identifier: 75370 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 -- Aerial Operations, American, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, United States. -- Navy -- Aviation, Avenger (Fighter Plane), USS Ranger (CV-4), World War II, USS Ranger, United States. Army Air Forces, United States. -- Army Air Forces -- Fighter Group, 58th

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