Kawasaki Ki-61 (Tony) & F6F Shot Down Off Saipan; Fleet Concentration At Majuro Island

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Extracted from United States Naval Photographic Center film #4268 National Archives description "JAPANESE PLANE AND F6F SHOT DOWN OFF SAIPAN; FLEET CONCENTRATION AT MAJURO ISLAND (1649 )29) LS CVL underway at sea; Japanese plane crashes in water in front of ship; flak and smoke in sky; 20MM gun crew on unidentified carrier in fg. 30) LS Looking across deck of carrier; smoke rising from water where Japanese plane crashed. 31) GtoA Tracers fired at Japanese "TONY"; PAN as plane is hit and crashes into sea near carrier. 32) GtoA Two F6F aircraft flying overhead; one plane smoking. 33) LS Light cruiser underway, followed by column of other ships; PAN to CVL sitting on horizon. 34) LS Two carrier of the ESSEX CLASS in harbor. 35) LS Several unidentified ships in harbor. 36) LS Light cruiser underway at sea. 37) LS ESSEX CLASS carrier underway in harbor (ship nearly silhouetted by sun)." National Archives Identifier: 77025 "US Troops And Supplies Land, Establish Beachhead 155mm Shore Battery In Action, Rendova, 1943 - 1944" 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…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Hellcat (Fighter Plane), World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, Japanese, Hien (Fighter Plane), World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, World War II

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