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PT Boats In Action, Sink Japanese Barges Off New Guinea, 1943 (PT-152)
About this film
Naval Photographic Center film #1965. National Archives description: "1) GV MS Tracers being fired-SV & flashes. 2) MS Large flash near by, Japanese boat-SV. 3) MS Japanese boat burning. 4) GV Many tracers, explosions, starshells & hits on Japanese barges. 5) GV Boat burning, short flash. 6) GV Hundreds of tracers leave camera. (Night). [film appears to begin here] 7) GV PT underway, moderate speed-day. 8) MS PT bridge, crew on deck underway. 9) CU Men seated on torpedo tube underway. 10) CU Officers on bridge PT. 11) MS Comdr. Bukley [SIC Bulkeley] & 2 officers. 12) CU Man cleans 50 cal. Bukley [SIC] shakes hands with machine gunner." National Archives Identifier: 76292 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, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Torpedo-boats -- United States, World War II, PT-152 (Torpedo boat), Bulkeley, John Duncan, 1911-, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- New Guinea
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