Pacific: Task Force - NPC-10894

Summary

GtoA MLS Four F-6s in flight; US flag in FG AtoA HA MLS Four TBMs in flight AtoA MLS PAN Fighter firing rockets AtoG MLS Rockets striking ground; small ship being strafed near shoreline AtoG MS Looking down over Japanese fighters on ground; ground being strafed. G AtoG MS Ground strafing (SV) (this is at Leyte) AtoG MS Several landing craft circling a Transport AtoG MLS Wave of landing craft approaching beach AtoG MS Looking down over beach area; PAN to landing craft heading into beach CU Picture of a man's face drawn on front of a torpedo; torpedo being moved through torpedo room aboard ship CU Torpedo lifted from mount and moving up mount elevator HA CU Torpedo coming up elevator CU Pilots running up onto catwalk and onto flight deck for manning their aircraft during attack on Manila CU Pilots coming onto flight deck MS Pilots manning their aircraft MLS Pilots running to man their planes CU F-6 pilot in cockpit plane captain assisting pilot LA MCU Pilot manning a TBF LA MS Pilot manning a F6F HA MS F-6s warming up on deck HA LS Aircraft warming up on after part of deck HA MS F-6 making a deck launch LA MS F-6 taking off from flight deck LA CU Men turning prop by hand on TBM MS SB2Cs taxiing over deck, unfolding wings HA MS SB2C making a deck launch AtoG CU Looking down over CV (seen from cockpit of aircraft taking off) LA CU TBM taxiing over deck CU PAN TBM taking off CU Same. (SV) LA CU TBM on deck waiting for launch; plane taxies for deck launch and is airborne AtoA LS SBDs and F-6s in flight en route for attack on Manila AtoA MLS Three TBMs in flight AtoG MLS Shoreline and river in Manila area AtoA MLS F-6s and TBMs in flight; F-6s peeling off for attack; TBMs peel off after F-6s AtoA LA LS F-6s diving AtoG MS Two small sail boats underway in harbor; PAN over buildings and undt. Merchant ship AtoA MCU Aircraft in flight AtoG MS Explosions going off AtoA MLS TBMs in flight AtoG MS PAN Over Manila area, showing some hits being made in city below AtoG MLS Manila area strafed and rockets hitting. (SV) AtoG MLS Countryside strafed AtoG MLS Smoke rising from ground from hits AtoG MS Looking down over portion of the city during strafing and rocket fire. (SV) AtoG MCU PAN Over field; Japanese planes strafed on field. AtoG MS Japanese Transport being strafed on field; PAN out over hangars and buildings. AtoG MLS Looking down over Japanese held area of Manila; fire burning in BG; area in FG strafed; planes being strafed on ground. AtoG MS Bridge hit by rockets. AtoG MS River with bombed out bridge; PAN up to suburban area. AtoG MS Looking down over city and waterfront. AtoA MS Three TBMs in formation. AtoA MS PAN TBM in flight. AtoA MS TBM dropping a torpedo; PAN down with torpedo hitting water. AtoG MS Ship exploding. AtoG MS Dock area at Manila; bomb hits made on ships in harbor. AtoG MS Hits made on ships in harbor. AtoG MS Japanese ship burning in harbor; PAN to other ships being hit; explosions in water caused by bombs.