Combining short films, documentaries, and newsreels, this video collection features rare footage of U.S. Navy CVE escort carriers and CVL light carriers. You'll enjoy Land and Respotting Aircraft, a training film about landing F4F Wildcats and TBF Avengers on CVEs; Battle for Leyte Gulf, which tells the story of Leyte Gulf and the Taffy 3 Fleet's role off the San Bernardino Strait; Now It Can Be Told, which examines the USS Guadalcanal's capture of Nazi submarine U-505; CVL 26 and 28
and Weekend Warriors, two U.S. Navy recruiting films; and CVE and CVL Newsreels, a collection of newsreels on the various CVE and CVL carriers. 1 hr. 49 min. total runtime.
and Weekend Warriors, two U.S. Navy recruiting films; and CVE and CVL Newsreels, a collection of newsreels on the various CVE and CVL carriers. 1 hr. 49 min. total runtime.