![]() Closeup of a Japanese Kawasaki Ki-61 (Hien) aircraft maneuvering to attack. Aerial view of formation of Japanese Val aircraft in flight. ![]() ship firing batteries of Bofors 40mm anti aircraft guns. A Japanese aircraft crashing into the sea. Gun camera film showing Japanese aircraft being shot down. Formation of American Grumman TBF Avenger aircraft engaging the Japanese. Formations of Japanese Val aircraft in flight. Aerial closeup of Japanese Val aircraft in flight, with pilot clearly visible before he banks his plane to the left. Japanese aircraft carriers and Aichi Kokuki KK dive bomber (Val) taking off from a carrier. View from ships flying Japanese flags, of Japanese warships headed to engage U.S. Brooklyn class light cruiser firing guns to port. Marines running with stretcher over their shoulders Fletcher class destroyer firing her guns to port. Soldier dropping down from side of beached landing vehicle tracked (LVT). Closeup of soldier hunkered down in sand. View from shore of American troops storming ashore through surf, from landing craft, under heavy enemy fire. Glimpse from aircraft, overhead, of landing craft leaving white wakes during amphibious assault. Landing Craft Tank: Rocket LCT(R) firing salvos of rockets. battleships are followed by two escort aircraft carriers/ Barrels of battleship triple guns firing at Saipan. naval task force is seen off the island of Saipan on June 11, 1944. forces by-passing Truk to concentrate on the Mariana islands. Map shows Japanese fleet withdrawing and U.S. Map focuses on island of Truk, in Micronesia, showing concentration of Japanese aircraft, ships, and troops there. It shows chain of airfields linking island of Truk to homeland, Japan. forces extending control in the Pacific to the Mariana Islands islands in the Pacific during World War 2.
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