Enquiry Sent!

Thanks for getting in touch. We’ll get back to you very soon.

Go Back to Homepage

WWII - 1944, Philippine Islands: Bombardment & Invasion of Leyte ca 20Oct44

Reel Number: H1296-05

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1944

Country: Japan,Philippines,USA

Location: Leyte,Pacific,Philippine islands

TC Begins: 11:40:56

TC Ends: 11:46:20

Duration: 00:05:24

WWII - 1944, Philippine Islands: Bombardment & Invasion of Leyte ca 20Oct44 Man on shipboard cutting hair, another watches; pan many ships of task force spread across water w/ clouds behind. Line of troop transports in convoy. APs & LCIs past. Destroyer / DD anchored & firing at coastline, LCIs past. 11:42:36 POV on landing craft going ashore, heavy black smoke above palm trees. 11:43:08 Men firing 20mm anti-aircraft guns on LCI ship, small landing craft to / from shore. 40mm bow gun of LCI firing at shore, strafing island; view from onboard. 40mm tracers into church on shore (brief). Large ships bombarding coastline. Small ships moving about. 11:44:26 Views from water of coastline & mountains behind; smoke rising along coast. 11:45:01 Large ships bombarding seen from close to shore. Destroyer firing, anchored off-shore. Shell explosions close to shore. 11:46:02 Landing craft in water moving towards shore or waiting seen from ?? WW2; Landing Force; Battle Activity; NOTE: Good quality and action.

Show more

Similar Sub-themes