Air Action in The Pacific: Bombing Japanese Destroyers; USS Essex (CV-9)
United States Naval Photographic Center film # 6307. National Archives description “1) AV Japanese air strip & plane revetments, Luzon, Philippines.2) AV Distant view of bombs exploding on & near four Japanese DDs (good).3) AV Bombs splash & explode near Japanese transport.4) GV Activity on flight deck, Japanese bomber crash dives to deck of Essex.5) AV Coast line of Luzon, TBF BG.6) AV Japanese cruiser smoking from two bomb hits, is. BG.7) AV Shoreline of San Fernando harbor.8) AV Shoreline of Luzon, TBF FG.9) MS Wrecked F6F burning on water, USS WASHINGTON BG.10) MS SB2C diving & strafing (practice).11) MCU Man cleans 50 cal. wing gun on F6F plane.QUALITY: GENERALLY GOOD.” National Archives Identifier: 77822