Battle of Midway

National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 65422 / Local Identifier 342-USAF-16985 - Battle of Midway - Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 - ). Summary: World War II battle at Midway in 1942 betwwen Japanese and US Navy ships and planes. Scenes show also Japanese ships and planes and the action Midway Island took against enemy air raids. Aircraft in picture are B-17s and Navy PBY-5s. 1) Animation of the Pacific Ocean showings the location on Midway Island. 2) AS of the Navy patrol plane in flight, interior and exterior shots showing the crew in their various positions. 3) PS taken from a ship showing Midway Island 4) CS Various types of Naval vessels at anchor. 5) Aircraft symbol, Navy PBY-5A. 6) GS our Navy PBY-5A taxiing in water. 7) Good, shot of crew in swimming suits taking gear down and attaching it to underside of planes in water. 8) Hauling the plane. 9) Good shots of the colors going by -- Marines on parade, walking up along the shore. 10) CS of the birds on the island shows them walking around on the sand. 11) PS of a ship at sea, crews in alert position. 12) PS of the crews watching the sky. 13) CS of a B-17 on Midway Islan