Flight Operations & Japanese Attack On USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73), 06/19/1944

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #4470. National Archives description "1) MS F6F crashes flight deck. 2) MS F6Fs land, flight deck-SV, F6F runs off flight deck to gun pit. 3) MS SBD lands in water.4) MS Cub trainer takes off flight deck. 5) MS Japanese "Betty" passes in dense flak & tracers." National Archives Identifier 77138 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, United States. -- Navy -- Aviation, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, World War II, USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73), Saipan, Battle Of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944, USS Gambier Bay, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Northern Mariana Islands -- Saipan, Hellcat (Fighter Plane), World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands, Dauntless (Dive Bomber), World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, Japanese, Mitsubishi G4M bomber

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