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USS Franklin Arrives In New York
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keywords: wwii, pacific theater, home front, new york harbor, aircraft carrier uss franklin, battle damage
Synopsis: WWII Aircraft Carrier USS Franklin (CV-13) arrives in New York Harbor showing combat damage after it was hit by two bombs while operating off the coast of Japan...(read more)
- Date: 1945
- Duration: 00:09:46
- Sound: No
- Color: Color
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States
USS Franklin Arrives In New York
The damaged aircraft carrier USS Franklin (CV-13) arrives New York City on April 29, 1945. The carrier, nicknamed “Big Ben” was hit by two bombs dropped by a lone Japanese plane before dawn on March 19, 1945 while operating within 50-miles of the Japanese mainland.
LS Manhattan skyline, slow pan left along harbor to the USS Franklin passing the Statue of Liberty. USS Franklin passes under bridge across East River, N.Y. Brooklyn BG. Traveling shot alongside of USS Franklin showing damage to flight deck and hangar deck. LS Manhattan skyline, bridge middle distance, many small craft seen in river.
