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Air Action In The Pacific: VF-15 USS Essex (CV-9) Nov. 25, 1944 Men Arm Planes, Fight Fire On Deck Of CV; Damaged Planes And Wounded Men
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United States Naval Photographic Center film #6305. "Air Action In The Pacific; USS Essex Men Arm Planes, Fight Fire On Deck Of CV; Damaged Planes And Wounded Men" About 5 seconds into the film there is a title card: Combat Photo Unit No 1 LC Cook Nov 25 1944 Film is of activities on USS Essex (CV-9) November 1944, including kamikaze attack of Nov 25. Dead gunner in damaged plane which lands at about 5:00 was buried at sea in plane, per nav National Archives description 1) HS Men wheel aerial torpedo across flight deck, planes taxi FG.2) MS Men arm wing guns with ammo. and gasoline.3) LS Japanese torpedo of Sonic type exploding near USS LANGLEY. 4) MCU Man feeds ammo. to 40mm gun-SV.5) HS Fire on flight deck & gun pits where Japanese plane crash dived.6) MS DD & BB underway, bow-on view-2Vs.7) MS Damaged TBF landing with injured radio gunner.8) MS Pilot exits damaged TBF, corpsmen haul injured gunner away on stretcher.9) MS SB2C lands & crashes into island.10) MCU Deck repair crew at work on flight deck.11) MS Plane handlers push damaged SB2C over side. QUALITY: GOOD" National Archives Identifier: 77821 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you inte…
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United States. Navy
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945, USS Langley, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, USS Langley (CVL-27), War -- Relief Of Sick And Wounded, USS Essex, World War II, Kamikaze Pilots -- Japan, USS Essex (CV-9), Helldiver (Dive Bomber), United States. -- Navy -- Aviation, Avenger (Fighter Plane)
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