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Airplane Crashes, Fire, Air Department Operations, Aboard USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60), 07/1945
About this film
Naval Photographic Center film #15396. National Archives description "1) HA MS Bow of USS GUADALCANAL in heavy seas, taking spray across flight deck. (SV) 2) HA MS Aft flight deck, USS GUADALCANAL, in heavy weather, planes tied down on flight deck. 3) MS Several landings of TBMs aboard GUADALCANAL. 4) MS TBM coming in for landing, crashes, goes over side of catwalk into water. 5) MS FM a/c coming in for landing on deck, tail wheel breaks off, a/c rolls over side. 6) MS SB-2C coming in for landing aboard GUADALCANAL, catches wire, bounces, hits barrier. 7) MCU FM makes carrier landing, hits barrier, stands on nose. 8) MS F-4U making normal landing aboard GUADALCANAL. (SV) 9) MS FM coming in for fast landing, fails to catch arresting wire, hits barrier, turns over onto back.10) MCU FM being turned right side up after crash.11) MCU FM coming in, hits barrier, swings around, crashes.12) MS SB-2C hitting barrier, swinging around, breaking wheel off.13) MS FM making normal landing on deck of USS GUADALCANAL. (SV)14) MS F44U making crash landing aboard USS GUADALCANAL in front of camera, gas sprays back and bursts into flame. (SV)15) CU Crash of F-4U directly in front of camera, burning g…
Directors & creators
United States. Navy
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60), World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Corsair (Fighter Plane), USS Guadalcanal, Avenger (Fighter Plane), United States. -- Navy -- Aviation, Helldiver (Dive Bomber), World War II, Wildcat (Fighter Plane)
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