USN PLANES RAID TRUK ISLAND; STRAFESHIPS & PLANES; AERIAL COMBAT Part 2

Description

USN PLANES RAID TRUK ISLAND; STRAFESHIPS & PLANES; AERIAL COMBAT1) HA AtoG Strafing of Japanese ship off Truk Island; number of hits.2) HA AtoG Strafing Japanese Zero. G3) HA AtoG Tracers hitting Japanese ship; early dawn action.4) HA AtoG Japanese airfield being strafed; hangars and planes burning.(SV)5) HA AtoG Strafing Japanese ship.6) HA AtoG Buildings being bombed; smoke rising.7) HA AtoG Near misses in bombing Japanese ships.8) HA AtoG Near misses and hits on Japanese airfield.9) HA LS AtoG Burning buildings on Truk Island.10) HA AtoG Near miss of Japanese AKA. (bombing)11) LA MS SOC being catapulted.12) MCU Man inserting snell into catapult.13) MS Man waving green flag for catapulting; SOC catapulted; ship in BG.14) MS SOC catapulted; PAN.15) HA MS Men handling 40mm ammunition.16) LA GtoA SOC towing target sleeve and being fired at by 40mm guns.17) HA MS 20mm mount firing.18) HA MS 40mm mount firing. (SV)19) HA LS SOC being hoisted aboard catapult.20) LA MS Pilot climbing from cockpit of SOC.21) MS to MCU Executive officer inspecting crew dressed in dress blue Able.22) MS Two sailors walking down city street.23) MS Two sailors and two English Armed Service women.24) MS Sailors walking down street in Kirkwall, Orkney Island. (SV)25) MS Sailors standing by building, admiring architecture of structure.26) MS Sailors in park.27) MS Sailors and civilians on street; sailors wearing drees blue Able and flat hats.28) MS Sailors passing building, "Bank of Scotland."29) MS Sailors and Britisn Service women looking at baby carriage.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities