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Fire Fighting Aboard USS Intrepid (CV-11), 04/16/1945
About this film
Naval Photographic Center film # 7731. National Archives description "1) HS Fire fighting detail plays hose with spray nozzle on smoking debris covered deck, bits of wreckage still smoking FG as men stamp out flames. 2) HS-GV Looking aft on flight deck as fire-fighting details play hoses; portions of deck smouldering, planes parked on fantail BG. 3) LS BB of South Dakota class underway. 4) HS-GV Men stand on guard rail of elevator trying to force it down deck level; considerable footage showing sky with gun flashes FG. 5) HS F4U lands, taxis toward camera. QUALITY: FAIR" National Archives Identifier: 78217 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
Kamikaze Pilots -- Japan, USS Intrepid (CV-11), World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, USS Intrepid, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, Corsair (Fighter Plane), World War II, WWII
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