WWII - 1944, PT Boat Activity Off France

WWII - 1944, PT Boat Activity Off France PT boats underway from bow PT boat. MCU Officer on bridge looks thru binoculars. MS Crew at qtrs. 22:28:45 MS wake. 22:28:54 Crew fires 50 cal. & 20mm guns (practice). MCU Men semaphore, U.S. flag BG. Painted shark’s mouth on hull of following torpedo boat. 22:29:57 Slate. Camera: Lt. Armistead. Crew member out of hatch. 22:30:12 LS BB fires. PT boat FG; PT boat comes alongside no. 504. 22:20:39 LS BB, explosions in water, minesweeper detonating mines. 22:31:50 LS PTs on patrol, bow PT FG. MS 50 cal. machine gunner, line of PTs & shore in BG. 22:33:06 MS PT boats underway alongside. 22:33:23 MS Large formation DC-3s / C47s & gliders. WW2 Navy Action; Invasion Activity; NOTE: Good quality thru out. PT 504 in English Channel area Jun-Oct44.