Hit and damaged US Navy aircraft land on the USS Yorktown deck after strafing Jap...HD Stock Footage
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Hit and damaged US Navy aircraft land on the USS Yorktown deck after strafing Japanese positions and ships on the Truk islands.
USS Yorktown (CV-10) off the Truk Islands fighting against Japanese positions in World War 2. US planes from the carrier strafe Japanese fleet auxiliaries like rice boats, transports and ammunition ships. They strafe ships loaded with TNT, fire at ships off shore. Explosions in the water. The squadron returns and lands on the carrier deck. The Air Group Commander inspects his aircraft windshield blotted with blood. The plane was hit by a 40mm anti aircraft gun. The crew helps the wounded Commander off the plane. Other planes land with difficulty. Casualties on stretchers taken below by the crew. Location: Truk Caroline Islands. Date: February 1944.
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