GSAP Aerial Combat Footage Over Iwo Jima 1945

About this film

United States Naval Photographic Center film #8513. National Archives description 1) AV Tracer fire against ground installations-SV. 2) AV-LS Fire burning on Iwo Jima shoreline. 3) AV Iwo Jima shoreline looking toward sea & showing task force lying offshore. 4) AV-LS Island of Iwo from the north showing Mt. Suribachi far BG. 5) AV Terrain of Iwo Jima under bombardment, smoke columns. 6) AV Tracer fire against ground installations-SV. 7) AV Terrain of Iwo Jima, fire bombs burst BG. 8) AV Mt. Suribachi partially enveloped by smoke. 9) AV North to south view of Iwo Jina, smoke columns rising, planes BG. 10) AV Formation of SB2Cs in flight over Iwo Jima. 11) AV CV showing planes landing. 12) AV Formation of TBFs in flight. 13) AV Shoreline of Iwo Jima, fires burning, smoke columns rise-SV. (early morning shot). 14) AV Looking over Iwo Jima to ships lying off shore firing, many explosions & smoke columns on shore. 15) AV Central portion of Iwo Jima showing airfields. 16) AV Smoking terrain of Iwo Jima, fire bombs burn. 17) AV-Pan Central Two Jima showing air fields under bombardment, many smoke columns. 18) AV Terrain of Iwo Jima showing ships lying off shore, fire bombs burst BG. 19) A…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan, Iwo Jima, Battle Of, Japan, 1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Avenger (Fighter Plane), Mount Suribachi, Helldiver (Dive Bomber), WWII In Color, GSAP, Gun Sight Aiming Point

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