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F6F Makes Water Landing; Sinking Small Japanese Ship, 08/26/1944
About this film
Naval Photographic Center film #5124. National Archives description "1) MS F6F makes water landing. 2) MCU Pilot swims; taken aboard DE. 3) MS CU Japanese patrol boat burning, sinking. QUALITY: FAIR TESTS OF DRONE CATAPULTING ABOARD USS SALT LAKE CITY. 1) MS Drone placed on catapult-SV. 2) MS Drone catapulted & in flight. 3) MCU Officer uses remote controls-SV. 4) LS Drone passes midst 40mm tracers .QUALITY: FAIR PT BOAT LAUNCHES "DRONE" TARGET AIRCRAFT. 1) HS PT boat launches drone target aircraft. 2) MS Pan Plane & DE.QUALITY: FAIR HARBOR SCENES, SHIPS IN HARBOR, HOSPITAL SHIP. 1) MS Scenic shot: clouds, water & shoreline-SV. 2) GV Shoreline of island-SV. 3) MS LCT passes.4) GV Ships in harbor. 5) MS Ducks underway. 6) MS AH.QUALITY: FAIR" National Archives Identifier: 77365 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 -- Naval Operations, American, Hellcat (Fighter Plane), United States. -- Navy -- Aviation, USS Salt Lake City, World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners And Prisons, American, USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), World War II, Torpedo-boats -- United States, Search And Rescue Operations, Motor Vehicles, Amphibious -- United States, WWII In Color, Pilotless Aircraft
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