FIND THE JAP

[Music] back in Tokyo the [ __ ] is laboring to make the weapons these ships and their cargo will destroy the cargo these Mighty vessels carry sing a [ __ ] funeral durge the cargo is death death in the shape of graceful Wings carrying bombs with one purpose on their minds these floating airfields have found the [ __ ] right through the Pacific Sian Guam Yap palow Marcus trro rabal the Bonin Formosa and all the others yes these carriers are part of a team a team which began in the imagination of draftsmen pouring over drawing boards a team which carried on in shipyards ordinance plants and innumerable War factories there's a team right here in the Pacific an Army and Navy Team for many of these pictures though they show the Navy in action were filmed by signal core cameraman you at work in America come along for a typical day in the death of the [Music] [ __ ] watch that railing disappear [Music] [Music] one after another they hit the sky their missions vary but they have one theme find the [ __ ] this group was Manila bound this group had come to bring hope to Filipino workers forced to slave for the [ __ ] Invaders the Flames were beacons the Skies over Manila brought the same red and black message to the Filipinos and and the Japs America was on her way another group of planes had a different job chart for the day Target the [ __ ] on the sea the missions have been accomplished the Flyers Wing home they spot the great sight the beautiful sight of the flat tops their decks spread out below the landing strips of their native land moved out into the Pacific Ocean wheels down Landing hooks trailing those steel barriers are there to stop any plane that gets by the arresting cables thus they protect planes which have already landed and taxied forward those paddles may look like pingpong bats but in the hands of the signal officer they guide the pilots in ready man that's G okay but no matter how skillful the signal officer no matter how capable the pilot landing at high speed on a bucking sea is no simple [Music] business pilot injured in landing slight concussion caused by head hitting instrument panel superficial lacerations routine medication pilot able to walk away from plane no matter how tough a plane no matter how wellb built things like this [Music] happen this plane has one wheel stuck steady steady go go swing [Music] a wheel smashed off but another Pilot's life saved in December of 1944 one carrier the Essex had set up a perfect record not one man killed in 16 1,522 Landings here comes a plane on fire but not even fire can halt the indomitable Instinct of pilot and aircraft to get [Music] home here's a tough one everything's okay up there but his Landing hooks out of commission this one's got to be made on brakes alone watch the tires spit rubber here comes the greatest naval Ace of the War Commander David mccampbell at the time these pictures were taken back in October 1944 he had a score of 19 Japs from the looks of it he's just added a couple to his [Applause] list by December 1944 13 more little nip Flags will go up beside those already there there to make a total of 34 planes to his record but not all our carriers were as fortunate as the essics not all our Aces as untouched as macambo many a ship has known many A Moment Like This Plane damaged Beyond repair rear Gunner killed in action services held on flight deck plane and Gunner committed to Sea plane and Gunner committed to [Music] Sea this Fallen Hero and his Fallen plane these symbols of everything America and American workers have contributed to this war will be Avenged the Gunner by these men and thousands more to come from the training fields of our land the plane by thousands more to come from the aircraft factories of our country this great carrier Force too is a symbol a symbol which will never be destroyed which will only grow larger and stronger until it has accomplished America's Mission find the [ __ ] kill the jack