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"Strike Day" (Luzon) Action Shots From USS Hancock (CV-19) 1945
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Title cards not listed in description below: Pilots man your planes Engines are warmed up Takeoff is according to schedule Planes rendezvous and depart for target area Strike Day on board USS Hancock CV 19 The film which follows is presented to acquaint all hand with a typical strike day over Luzon P I Pilots man your planes Engines are warmed up Takeoff is according to schedule Planes rendezvous and depart for target area Near the coast a flight of Jap planes are eliminated LT Barton gets his To support the Midoro invasion [December 1944] the mission is to neutralize enemy air power To Ensign E Falkowski goes credit for the air views which follow The engine freezes and a water landing is made Planes return to their bases as nightfall approaches Other planes continue their mission [to] find and destroy the enemy The chickens are home to roost -- tomorrow they strike the enemy again TASK FORCE 38 US NAVY the fastest moving hardest hitting combination of air and sea power the world has ever known USS Hancock The End CV 19 To Ensign E Falkowski goes credit for the air views which follow Every airfield revetment and possible hideout is searched With all visible Jap planes destroyed the…
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United States. Navy
Subjects
WWII, United States. Navy, World War II, USS Hancock (CV-19), USS Hancock, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, World War, 1939-1945, Hellcat (Fighter Plane), World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, United States. -- Navy -- Aviation, Helldiver (Dive Bomber), World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines
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