Video footage of U.S. Navy aircraft carrier take off and landing operations along with attacks on Japanese targets around the Philippines ahead of the invasion by US forces. Gun camera footage & aerial combat action of attacks on shipping around Mindanao Island. (with sound & narrated)

Also shown are scenes of:

General Douglas MacArthur's return to the Philippines
The armada assembled for the invasion
The preliminary bombardment of Leyte
Troops and armor hitting the beaches and some of the action inland.

The narrator talks about activities in the Ryukyu Islands. For reference, Okinawa is the main island in that chain.

Unfortunately the film quality is pretty bad for this clip, but still quite interesting footage.

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