USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) WWII FEB-MAY 1945 Highlights

This raw 16mm footage plunges you onto the deck of the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) during the brutal closing months of WWII, February to May 1945. You are about to witness what may be the rarest naval combat film in existence! See the furious pace of carrier operations: aircraft launching for raids on Honshu, Japan, and the startling expediency of battle—damaged planes are simply pushed overboard. Experience the tension as the destroyer USS Haynsworth transfers Japanese POWs. The journey continues at Ulithi Atoll, where replacement F4U-1 Corsairs are delivered by barge. The film climaxes with an intense air attack near Okinawa: watch an enemy aircraft explode upon hitting the water, followed by a massive secondary blast! Finally, feel the relief as a Landing Signal Officer expertly guides the remaining pilots home. This is the Pacific War, unfiltered.