GSAP Gun Camera Views Of Air Attack On Rabaul & Vicinity, 02/1944

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #4535. National Archives description "1) HA AV PAN Japanese airstrip, bomb craters, smoke. 2) AtoA LS American SBD flying over airfield. 3) HA AV PAN Over airfield; bomb hits; roads. 4) HA AV Harbor; ships at finger piers; buildings; SBD airborne; tracer fire. 5) HA AV Plane firing tracers at buildings along harbor; building explodes; PAN to plane firing tracers at ships in harbor. 6) HA AV Finger piers along harbor. 7) AV Tracers strafing enemy installations in palm grove; PAN to bomb hits in harbor. 8) HA AV Bomb hit near finger piers; tracers; PAN to beached AP. 9) HA AV Tracer hits along Japanese installations in palm tree area; SBD aircraft making passes over buildings; bomb hits. 10) HA AV Tracers firing into coconut palm grove; roadway next to grove; PAN along coastline. 11) HA AV Tracers firing at harbor installations; bomb hits; aircraft flying low over land; PAN. G 12) HA AV Coconut palm grove; PAN, smoke rising from buildings. 13) HA AV Japanese installation in grove of palm trees; bomb hits; PAN, partially submerged transport ship in harbor. 14) HA AV CU Bomb hits in palm trees; smoke rising from burning buildings." National Archives Ident…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, GSAP, World War II, Gun Sight Aiming Point, Dauntless (Dive Bomber)

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