CARRIER PLANES ATTACK JAPANESE SHIPPING Part 4

Description

Summary: GSAP views, Navy planes attacking Japanese naval and merchant ships in Manila Bay. Aerial views, some Japanese planes shot down. Aerial views, ships sunk in Manila Bay. Aerial views, bombs score near misses on ships taking violent evasive action. GSAP views, attack on airstrip near Manila. Some planes destroyed on the ground and in the air. NAVY ACTION IN THE PHILIPPINES.: Extreme LS, Japanese plane falling into the sea. LS, heavy flak bursts above battleships. MSs, cruiser and other vessels firing antiaircraft guns. LS, Japanese plane falling in flames near small escort carrier. MLS, thick black smoke from burning USS Mississinewa. MSs, various small craft near burning ship. LS, sun obscured by thick smoke from burning vessel. NOTE: Second story, badly scratched.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities