Task Force Routs Japanese Air Attack (1940-1949)

Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown. Task force routs Japanese air attack. Various shots of tracer bullets from American warships shooting down Japanese aircraft. Numerous shot of planes exploding into flame and crashing into the sea. L/Ss of American aeroplane landing safely on carrier despite only one wheel being down. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.