Air Action In The Pacific: Bombing Japanese Destroyers; USS Essex (CV-9)

About this film

United States Naval Photographic Center film # 6307. National Archives description "1) AV Japanese air strip & plane revetments, Luzon, Philippines. 2) AV Distant view of bombs exploding on & near four Japanese DDs (good). 3) AV Bombs splash & explode near Japanese transport.4) GV Activity on flight deck, Japanese bomber crash dives to deck of Essex. 5) AV Coast line of Luzon, TBF BG. 6) AV Japanese cruiser smoking from two bomb hits, is. BG.7) AV Shoreline of San Fernando harbor. 8) AV Shoreline of Luzon, TBF FG.9) MS Wrecked F6F burning on water, USS WASHINGTON BG.10) MS SB2C diving & strafing (practice).11) MCU Man cleans 50 cal. wing gun on F6F plane.QUALITY: GENERALLY GOOD." National Archives Identifier: 77822 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 II, USS Washington, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, Japanese, USS Essex, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, United States. -- Navy -- Aviation, Avenger (Fighter Plane), World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines, USS Essex (CV-9), Hellcat (Fighter Plane), USS Washington (BB-56)

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