PRELIMINARY ACTIVITY ABOARD BB & BOMBARDMENT OF IWO JIMA Part 1

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1) CU Cruisers close in shore bombarding Iwo Jima. 5" qun fire2) LS Iwo Jima under plane bombing; planes dive, bombs are seen bursting on beach.3) LS Japanese anti-aircraft flak seen over Iwo as our planes fly over in large formation-SV.4) LS Bombs burst on Iwo Jima beach.5) HS Rifles of main battery firing.6) GV CL firing FG, BB & second cruiser BG.7) LS-Pan Mt. Suribachi & Iwo Jima, smoke columns seen from beach. BBs & DDs seen close in shore, silhouette of 8 inch guns FG.8) HS Looking forward on 1 & 2 turrets of USS CHESTER, *1 turret fires.9) CU Lookout uses binocs.10) LS BB close in shore, fire burning at base of Mt. Suribachi BG, lookout using binocs in silhouette FG.11) MS CA running parallel to beach firing on Iwo Jima BG.12) GV-Pan Invasion force off Iwo Jima, AGC FG.13) CU Smoke ring from large calibre gun.14) MS BB close in shore, Iwo Jima BG, OS2U taking off FG.15) LS Iwo Jima beach as salvo from big guns burst close off shore, large shell splashes seen.16) LS-GV Iwo Jima under bombardment, BBs & CLs close in shore firing, fires & explosions seen on beach-SV.17) GV OS2Us circle over BB close in shore, Suribachi BG.18) CU Signalman sends blinker message-SV.19) HS Looking aft as 5 inch guns of secondary battery fire.20) CU Gun crew loading 5" shells into breech of 5" gun.QUALITY: GENERALLY GOOD.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities