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WWII - Singapore Attack by Japanese Imperial Navy, Jan42

Reel Number: 220916-01

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1942

Country: Japan,Singapore

Location: Singapore

TC Begins: 23:00:08

TC Ends: 23:09:37

Duration: 00:09:29

WWII - Singapore Attack by Japanese Imperial Navy, Jan42 CU Anchor hauled from water & cleaned; winch turning. Japanese battleship w/ Imperial crest - bow of ship thru water, Japanese flag. 23:01:23 Animated map showing arrows from Japan to Hong Kong & Singapore. Aerials. British Battleship in dock before launch 23:01:45 Union Jack flying, CUs. British sailors, Prince of Wales underway w/ British destroyer or destroyer escort. British sailor operating wheel. Bow of Battleship above main deck - gun turrets in foreground. Sailors train large guns. British sailors fire Ack Ack guns. Wake of ship, life ring w/ inscription ; Prince of Wales hanging on bulkhead. 23:03:49 Aerial view of oil storage & Singapore bombing - black smoke rising. Japanese Flag flying from ship; LS fleet at sea. Japanese marines in combat uniform on transport ship. Japanese officers drink toast before battle. 23:05:23 Japanese inter-title: ?? 23:05:32 LS ships underway in low light, poor quality. Japanese troops wade ashore. 23:06:13 Animated map. 23:06:26 Aerial of clouds over islands. Japanese title: 23:06:39 Many planes in flight; Japanese twin engine planes drop paratroops. Parachutes in sky, from ground & air. 23:08:07 Japanese inter-title: ?? 23:08:13 Japanese pilots on field briefed & walk towards planes. Aircraft take off. Planes in sky, MCU & interior. Three US ships underway evading, bombs dropped - aerial views. WW2 Battle of Singapore; Japanese Newsreel; 1942; British Navy; Japanese Navy; NOTE: NARA quality of material is poor.

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