World War II Gun Camera Ca.1945

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #8698. National Archives description "Hamamatsu, South Honshu, Japan AV Rocket run on unidentified object in water. AV Rocket run on buildings and installations. AV Rocket attacks on hangars near paved airstrip; strafing parked aircraft. AV Strafing three ships in column. A to A Japanese twin-engine plane on fire falling toward water. AV Rocket attack on hangar. AV LS Strafing attack on cargo ship. MS Five-inch 38 twin mounts firing aboard unidentified aircraft carrier (night). A to A Japanese fighter in flight on fire. LS Japanese torpedo plane on fire. MS Japanese twin-engine bomber flies overhead and crashes into water. MS Plane burning in water. S to A Jap plane burns and then hits water (early morning). AV Rocket run on Japanese buildings (SV). AV Strafing ground installations (SV). AV Bomb explosions on ground. AV Strafing Japanese cargo ships. A to A Japanese single-engine fighter gets hit; puffs smoke and burns. AV Smoke coming from hangars. AV Strafing Japanese planes on taxi strip. AV Strafing twin-engine bomber on strip; other planes burning on ground. AV Strafing attacks on Japanese cargo ships (SV). AV Rocket runs on Japanese train; white…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan, United States. Navy, GSAP, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Gun Sight Aiming Point, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, United States. -- Navy -- Aviation, WWII In Color

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