WWII - 1942, Battle of Santa Cruz Islands - USS Enterprise (CV-6) Hit & Fire, 25-26Oct42

WWII - 1942, Battle of Santa Cruz Islands - USS Enterprise (CV-6) Hit & Fire, 25-26Oct42 Destroyers turning & firing seen from flight deck of carrier USS Enterprise. Planes past, men work to salvage plane from carrier deck (16fps). Carrier guns firing. Men run up deck & retreat. Explosion in front of camera & debris on after flight deck with hole, smoke coming from beneath. Another hit near rear & men running with firehoses. Fire takes off suddenly. More hoses run out. Patch on deck & plane sittng. View of damaged gun area & hole thru decking. Rain squall can be seen on the deck. Pacific War; WW2;