A World War II correspondant travels by a R.N. destroyer to join an aircraft carrier near the Admiralty Islands in the Pacific. Shows the transferring between moving ships, of men, mail and stores. Includes scenes of a 100 mph tornado, and shots of planes hiking and landing back onto the deck of the carrier. Photographs by Peter Hennessy.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
312542
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Photography, Journalistic
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Destroyers (Warships)
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War photographers
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Great Britain
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Pacific Area
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aircraft carriers
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Destroyers (Warships)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography, Journalistic
Crafts & Visual Arts → War photographers
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)