WW2 Navy Gun Camera GSAP, Chi Chi Jima, etc.

About this film

United States Naval Photographic Center film # 5131. National Archives description "A to A Attacking Japanese single-engine fighter. A to A LS Japanese single-engine fighter flying over water. A to A Japanese plane doing aerobatics in flight. A to A Shooting at Japanese float plane which is attempting aerobatics to escape attack; float plane is peppered by tracers (very good). AV Strafing Japanese tanker. AV Strafing Japanese warship. CHI CHI JIMA AV SA Japanese cargo ships tied up near cliff. AV Bomb explosions near ships, which are anchored in cove (shot from rear seat). AV Strafing cargo ship in small cove.AV Strafing runs on Japanese DD underway at high speed (SV). AV Vertical strafing attack on Japanese DD. GUAM AV Strafing runs on grounded Japanese cargo ship. AV Strafing island installations; bomb explosions. AV Bomb explosions on small island (SV). A to A Combat in the air between Japanese and American plane (SV) .A to A Japanese plane explodes and burns. AV Strafing runs on installations (SV). AV Strafing Japanese cargo vessel.A to A Firing tracers at Japanese plane; Japanese plane starts trailing smoke. RAIDS ON PALAU AV Strafing Japanese airstrips and runways. AV Strafin…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, GSAP, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Gun Sight Aiming Point, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, Japanese, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, Japanese, WWII In Color, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean

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