This short reel of WWII clips features footage of the PBY Catalina Flying Boat on a search and rescue mission. The material at the head of the reel seems similar to footage used in the production of John Ford’s documentary “Battle of Midway”. At (1:09) are shots of a crew on lookout duty. Aircraft is hull # JI-P-42, marked on the exterior. At (3:11) are shots of an airman in an orange inflatable life raft. Starting at 3:46 is color footage of an WWII aircraft carrier, possibly the second USS Yorktown or USS Enterprise, at sea along with a fleet of other vessels. At 5:41, an escort carrier blinks a signal by lamp. At 6:11, deck crew exercise using a heavy medicine ball.

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