WINGS OVER LEYTE

Duration: 11min

Year Published: 1944

Creator: US Navy indus incentive div

Format: 16mm

Sound: Sound

Description: One of the greatest armadas in history descends on Leyte—as Navy planes soften up the enemy in advance. Commander David McCampbell and his fellow pilots destroy thirty-four Jap planes. Our planes rip into enemy shipping and US airmen are rescued by the US submarine Tang. The strategy of the great naval battle following the landings at Leyte is shown, with combat shots from the clash in the Philippine Sea. Shows also US plane types designed for post-war aviation

Complete Record: Dewey number: 940.542 Audience level: sh-c-adult Format/cost: 16-sd-loan Distributors / rental: Not shown in source

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946