Flight Operations & Japanese Air Attacks, 10/14/44, 11/10/1944

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #6524. National Archives description "1) LS USS HANCOCK & INTREPID underway. 2) MS Planes taxi, island BG (UX). 3) MS F6Fs land; sunset BG. 4) HS F6F wheeled from hangar deck to elevator. 5) HS F6F hoisted from flight deck on elevator. 6) MS CV on horizon; sunset BG. 7) LS DD underway; sunset BG. 8) MS-Pan F6Fs launched by catapulting; island BG. 9) MS CL underway firing AA guns. 10) LS BB underway. 11) LS CV on horizon; beautiful clouds BG. 12) LS BBs & DDs underway-SV. 13) LS CVs, BBs, & DDs underway on horizon. 14) MS CA & BB underway, MS CV underway firing AA guns; flak bursts in air. 15) LS Smoke columns; burning Japanese plane on water. 16) LS Ships on horizon firing AA guns. LS CVL firing AA gun; flak bursts in air-SV. 17) MS Plane lands & crashes on deck of USS HANCOCK (OX & shaky). QUALITY: GOOD, SOME UX & SHAKY. National Archives Identifier: 77864 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, USS Independence (CVL-22), United States. -- Navy -- Aviation, USS Intrepid (CV-11), World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, USS Intrepid, Hellcat (Fighter Plane), USS Hancock, USS Hancock (CV-19), USS Independence

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