USS Langley (CVL-27) Flight Deck: Bombing & Gunnery Practice At Sea, 11/23/1943

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #1968. National Archives description "1) LS MS TBF torpedo runs; F6F lands; pilot Lt. Jenkins SV. 2) MS TBF crash-lands. LS Formation TBFs-SV. 3) SHS F6F hoisted from dock. MS F6F lands. 4) LS Bullet splashes, floating smoke bombs, depth charge burst, flak-SV. 5) MS TBFs take off, land on apron-SV. 6) HS Men in small boat pull on lines-SV.7) MS TBF makes torpedo run, drops torpedo, "strafes" target-SV. 8) LS MS TBFs at bomb and depth charge practice-SV. 9) MS F6Fs waved off, in flight, landing-SV. 10) MS SBDs on apron, in flight-SV.11) MS F6F crash lands on apron. LS Flaming drone crashes in water." National Archives Identifier: 76295 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 State. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, Avenger (Fighter Plane), United State. Navy, USS Langley (CVL-27), United States. -- Navy -- Aviation, USS Langley, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Hellcat (Fighter Plane), World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Dauntless (Dive Bomber), World War II

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