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Cool footage shot aboard USS Astoria(CA-34)

Discussion in 'War in the Pacific' started by USS Washington, Apr 29, 2015.

  1. USS Washington

    USS Washington Active Member

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    Also present in the film are the cruisers San Francisco, Minneapolis, a Northampton-class cruiser(video description says it is Indianapolis but the ship at 27 seconds is clearly a Northampton), some destroyers, and the "Big E" herself, it's short and doesn't have any dialogue but still neat. :)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMjZyF_Zhc4
     
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    LRusso216 Graybeard Staff Member

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    Nice video. There is so much out there it's hard to see them all.
     
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    KJ Jr Well-Known Member

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    Cool video (very eloquent) It's funny how, through the first few seconds, it looks as if the ships are models in the water.
     
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    I agree, it's good that so much WW2 footage has been preserved for future generations to see.
     
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    Now that you think about it, they do indeed look like models, good observation.
     
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    Loved the old Grummans...
     
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    Also a four-piper DD cutting through the formation early on. I believe the scout planes are SOCs.
     
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