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Flight Deck Activities, USS Independence (CVL-22), 04/19/1943
About this film
Freely downloadable at the Internet Archive, where I first uploaded it. Naval Photographic Center film #800. National Archives description "1) GV TBF lands.MS TBF taxiis, wings folded 2) SCU Plane crew pulls TBF.GV DD, PBM water FG 3) GV TBFs in flight, pass, approach camera SV 4) LS Formation 7 TBFs. MS Deck, TBFs, crews mill around 5) MS Flags hoisted. TBFs taxi, takeoff 6) SCU Three sailors lounge on deck 7) SCU Plane crew attach torpedo. TBF in flight 8) SHS Elevator rises with cake to Fl deck. 9) SHS Crew stands by. MS Officer speaks, cuts cake SV 10) MS Pushing torpedo on deck.S CU Prop, torpedo 11) SHS Men with torpedoes 12) MS Pushing torpedo along deck 13) SCU Attaching torpedo in bomb bay TBF SV." National Archives Identifier: 75688 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 -- Naval Operations, American, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945, USS Independence, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American, USS Independence (CVL-22), United States. -- Navy -- Aviation, Avenger (Fighter Plane), Cake
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