P-47'S ARRIVE AT SYDENHAM AIRFIELD, BELFAST IRELAND, VIA USS BLOCK ISLAND Part 1

Description

1) LS USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-106) in Belfast harbor as two tugs alongside tow it into port.2) MCU Port bow view of BLOCK ISLAND being pulled by tug; P-47's in canvas packing on flight deck; personnel standing around.3) MCU Tractor crane unloading P-47 from flight deck and setting it on dock. SV4) MS Planes parked on dock after being unloaded from carrier. SV5) MLS Assembled P-47's sitting on line, plane lands in BG.6) MLS Unassembled P-47's being lowered off carrier.SV7) MLS P-47 being started, man in FG with CO2 bottle.8) MS Port side view of BLOCK ISLAND, planes on flight deck.9) MCU Crane hooks attached to bridle around a/c.10) HA MS Plane sitting on dock below carrier; PAN with crane boom as it picks up another a/c and transports it to dock.11) MS Flight deck personnel push plane underneath crane.12) MCU Plane sitting on dock; BLOCK ISLAND in BG.13) LS Title: Seabees Extend Airstrip, Munda, New Georgia Isl. - F6F flying over runway at Munda; bulldozers and other equipment in FG.14) LS P-38 taking off, flying over part of airstrip being extended.15) MS Three bulldozers leveling the ground; three TBF "Avengers" in BG.16) CU Bulldozer pulling an earthmover.17) MCU Steam shovel scooping up dirt; PAN with scoop as it dumps dirt into dump truck.18) MCU Bulldozer at work; dump trucks approach.19) LS Part of the island and the airstrip;water in FBG.20) LS F6F's taxi on airstrip; vehicles moving around in BG. SV

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities