USN Planes In Combat; Strafing Japanese AKs, CL, DD, & Installations, Truk WW2

About this film

Freely downloadable at the Internet Archive, where I first uploaded it. United States Naval Photographic Center film #1636. National Archives description "1) AV Wake Japanese CL in evasive action.2) AV Strafing Japanese AKs; near misses on Japanese CL.3) AV Tracers hit Japanese plane, CU Plane passes.4) AV Bombs burst on Japanese AK off shore; also strafing.5) AV Tracers strafe, hit Japanese planes in combat.6) AV Strafing Japanese AKs-SV, oil tank, AKs-SV.7) AVM Strafing Japanese fighter, hits, it trails smoke.8) AV Bomb near misses Japanese CL & hits on island.9) AV Strafing Japanese DD, AK-SV; TBFs over Japanese DD.10) AV Formation Japanese fighters are attacked, tracers.11) GV Bombs burst on Japanese AK, others in harbor.12) AVM Tracers hit Japanese Zero, it bursts into flames.13) AVM Strafing Japanese AK; Japanese DD in evasive action, fires.14) AVM Tracers fire on Japanese Zero, float type plane-SV." National Archives Identifier: 76114 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, United States. Navy, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, Japanese, GSAP, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Gun Sight Aiming Point, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Mitsubishi A6M (Fighter Plane), World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Marshall Islands, Avenger (Fighter Plane)

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