R1 Pt. 2 of 3
Aerial of ships in fleet; view form surface. Men bored in bunks - playing accordion, playing cards, watching. 00:21:40 Tanker ship for refueling. Waves breaking between ships. Carrier. CU Admiral & Captain; making weather studies, launching balloon, men & charts.
00:22:52 Global map w/ Japanese flag & sphere of influence, shows Marcus Island. Eve of battle: briefing pilots w/ maps, models & gestures.
00:23:41 Men play chess, write letters, gamble & talk before battle. Lt. E.T. Stover. Sunset & moving planes.
00:24:47 30Aug43 - Attack on Marcus Islands. Montage: Call to battle, horn, men running to battle stations; preparations. Pilots & other fliers. Men on deck in dawn light. Pilot briefing.
00:26:05 Pilots to planes, pilots takeoff in dawn sky, fighters, bombers, guns silhouetted. Aircraft carrier underway.
00:28:17 Planes from above over islands; strafing & dive bombing mission on Japanese-held Marcus Island. Explosions. Strafing boats. Smoke from island fires.
00:30:11 Air to air of planes returning (brief).
USS Yorktown (CV-10), 1943; WWII; WW2; Pacific Naval Battle; Navy;
R1 Pt. 2 of 3 Aerial of ships in fleet; view form surface. Men bored in bunks - playing accordion, playing cards, watching. 00:21:40 Tanker ship for refueling. Waves breaking between ships. Carrier. CU Admiral & Captain; making weather studies, launching balloon, men & charts. 00:22:52 Global map w/ Japanese flag & sphere of influence, shows Marcus Island. Eve of battle: briefing pilots w/ maps, models & gestures. 00:23:41 Men play chess, write letters, gamble & talk before battle. Lt. E.T. Stover. Sunset & moving planes. 00:24:47 30Aug43 - Attack on Marcus Islands. Montage: Call to battle, horn, men running to battle stations; preparations. Pilots & other fliers. Men on deck in dawn light. Pilot briefing. 00:26:05 Pilots to planes, pilots takeoff in dawn sky, fighters, bombers, guns silhouetted. Aircraft carrier underway. 00:28:17 Planes from above over islands; strafing & dive bombing mission on Japanese-held Marcus Island. Explosions. Strafing boats. Smoke from island fires. 00:30:11 Air to air of planes returning (brief). USS Yorktown (CV-10), 1943; WWII; WW2; Pacific Naval Battle; Navy;