USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) Bombards Island; Splashes From Near Misses; Japanese Torpedo Plane Attack & Shot Down

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #4300. National Archives description: "1) GV Men at general quarters aboard SALT LAKE CITY-SV.2) MS Shells splash near CA, near misses.3) LS Island under bombardment, shell splashes FG-SV.4) MS CA fires-SV.5) MS-GV SOC on catapult, it is launched-SV.6) MS Officer uses pelorus.7) MS DD underway.8) GV Many flak bursts & tracers in air.9) GV Japanese torpedo plane passes in cloud of AA & many tracers; plane crashes in water, it burns.10) GV CV fires." National Archives Identifier: 77046 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 -- Aerial Operations, Japanese, USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), World War II, USS Salt Lake City, WWII In Color

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