Trims And Out-Takes From "Fighting Lady" 1944

About this film

United States Naval Photographic Center film #2658. United States Navy film outtakes & supplemental footage for the Academy Winning US Navy documentary "The Fighting Lady." National Archives description "1) LS SB2-Cs in formation.2) LS Probably taken from fighter"s gun camera showing ships smoking.3) CU Hatches being dogged down at General Quarters.4) CU Anchor being hoisted aboard.5) LS Aerial gunners firing at two fighters.6) CU Burning island.7) MS Deck crew shifting planes aft.8) LS Cloud formation and tip of unidentified island with small ship burning close to shore.9) CU Burning ships and unidentified island; probably taken from dive bomber.10) CU Circuits at work in ships sick bay.11) LS Burning ship. (Unidentified.)12) LS Large formation of planes; probably entire air group.13) MS Japanese fighters flaming.14) AV Fighters attacking Japanese planes.15) AV Japanese Zero doing a split S.QUALITY: GOOD(FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE OTHER SIDE) (COLOR)16) AV F6F landing aboard and hitting barrier.17) AV Japanese fighter being flamed.18) LS Fighters strafing unidentified island.19) MS Japanese freighter being strafed.20) MS Shifting lines from tanker to carrier for refueling.21)…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, USS Yorktown (CV-10), World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945, Helldiver (Dive Bomber), World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Hellcat (Fighter Plane), World War II, GSAP, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, Japanese, WWII In Color, USS Yorktown, War -- Relief Of Sick And Wounded, Fighting Lady, 1945 Academy Award Winner For Best Documentary, Features

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