Reel Number: 250040-12
Color: Black and White
Sound: SIL
Year / Date: 1944
Country: Japan,Northern Mariana Islands,USA
Location: Mariannas,Pacific,Saipan
TC Begins: 07:21:03
TC Ends: 07:27:24
Duration: 00:06:21
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WWII - 1944, Saipan Task Force 58 w/ Aerials, Bombardment by USS Washington (BB56), 13Jun44 Aerial thru broken clouds of landing craft / LCs underway to beach, circling patterns. Coastline (bouncy). Air to air of Douglas SBD Dauntless w/ clouds behind, coast below. GOOD. 07:22:10 SB2C approaches w/ only one wheel down; lands on one wheel, men fight fire on wing of plane. 07:22:42 Night. USS WASHINGTON (BB-56) fires AA batteries & 40MM tracers (GOOD). 07:23:10 Night. MS Burning Japanese plane over ship, crashes into water. GOOD 07:23:20 MS F6Fs warm up on carrier deck. HS Air officer gives "go-a-head", F6F taxis. 07:25:16 MS TBF unfolds wings. MS SB2Cs warm up, taxi. WW2; 13Jun44; Saipan; Task Force 58; Pacific Naval Battles;