Japanese Air Attack On Task Force 58: Japanese Planes Shot Down; USS Washington Fires AA Guns, 06/13/1944

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #4856. National Archives description "1) GV-MS USS WASHINGTON firing AA batteries--excellent.2) MS Japanese planes pass CV, many tracers.3) GV Flaming Japanese plane crashes into water.4) MS Flaming Japanese plane flies thru air.(good).5) MS WASHINGTON firing AA guns, tracers, night action, (good).6) LS Japanese plane passes in cloud of tracers, dives into sea.7) LS Japanese planes crash into sea off bow of CV. flak bursts in air. 2Vs.8) LS Japanese plane in flames amidst AA bursts, CVL, DD FG.9) LS-Pan BB, CV & CVL, flak bursts in air." 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 -- Naval Operations, American, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945, USS Washington (BB-56), World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, Japanese, USS Washington, World War II, Kamikaze Pilots -- Japan

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