SBD & TBF Strike On Kwajalein Atoll, Invasion Of Marshall Islands, 01/27/1944

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #1469. National Archives description "1) AtoG USS ESSEX (CV-9). 2) AtoA MS TBF in flight. 3) AtoA MS SBD in flight. 4) AtoG Shipping in harbor at kwajalein (SV). 5) AtoG Peninsula of Kwajalein (SV). 6) AtoG Unidentified CL, smoke coming from it. 7) AtoG Smoke column nising from ground (SV). 8) AtoG Atoll in the Kwajalein group (SV). 9) AtoG Ships burning in Kwajalein harbor. 10) AtoG LCI underway. (Above scenes hazy) 11) AtoA LS Pilot and gunner in SBD in flight (SV). 12) AtoA MS SBDs in flight (SV). 13) AtoG Atoll of Kwajalein. 14) AtoG Bomb exploding on atoll. 15) AtoG Smoke rising from Japanese installation on atoll, after bomb hit. 16) AtoG Coastline of Japanese-held island; smoke rising from buildings; bomb craters on the island (SV). G 17) AtoG Japanese installations on small island being bombed and strafed (SV). 18) LS Battleship underway; smoke screen; other s in bg (SV). 19) LS Unidentified carrier underway; man sending blinker signals in fg. 20) LS Unidentified DD-type destroyers underway. 21) AtoG Bomb splashes in water off atoll. 22) AtoG Landing craft and other ships in harbor; clouds in bg. 23) AtoG Burning installations on crescent-shap…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Dauntless (Dive Bomber), Avenger (Fighter Plane), World War II, USS Essex (CV-9), United States. -- Navy -- Aviation, USS Essex, Kirk, Alan Goodrich, 1888-1963, Jeschke, Richard Hall, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Marshall Islands

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