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Brought To Action! Part 2

Reel Number: 220418-04

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1944

Country: Philippines,USAPAcific Philippines

Location: Leyte,Pacific Islands,Philippines,Washington, DC

TC Begins: 12:26:15

TC Ends: 12:37:05

Duration: 00:10:50

Pt. 2 of 2 Animated map - Japanese battleships steaming through San Bernadino Straits - American ships, baby aircraft carriers and destroyers. Japanese big guns firing from battleships on US ships. US ships out gunned ask for help from Admiral Horsley. Adm and other officers looking at map to plan what to do. US destroyers firing until finally sunk by Japanese. 12:28:16 Map - Japanese aircraft carriers - Japanese aircraft, bombers. Planes take off from ACC. Battle stations on US ship. Night shots planes take off from ACC. Huge formation of American planes diving on Japanese fleet. Battle scenes. Interior US sip, loading ammunition, big guns firing - excellent barrage shots with natural sound. Shooting down Japanese planes - Japanese plane crashed on deck of US ACC. More battle scenes, American plane crash lands on deck. Injured treated by medics. Shooting down Japanese planes. AVs bombing ships. Japanese survivors rescued from sea. Damaged plane landing on US ACC, pilot died on landing. Funeral at sea as pilot is buried along with plane - last post played as plane is tipped off ship. Planes and US battle fleet at sea. WWII; WW2; Pacific War.

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