YANKS SMASH TRUK WORLD WAR II NEWSREEL Operation Hailstone 2111g / 2132

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This short newsreel, produced for the home market, shows Operation Hailstone, the U.S. assault on "Japan's Pearl Harbor", the naval base at Truk. Footage shows Task Force 58, which included the fleet carriers USS Yorktown, USS Essex, USS Intrepid, USS Bunker Hill, USS Enterprise, and the light carriers USS Belleau Wood, USS Cabot, USS Monterey, and USS Cowpens as they strike the Japanese base beginning in February of 1944. Extensive gun camera footage is seen in the film, as well as an astounding shot of a carrier plane making a perfect landing on one wheel. Japanese ships sunk during the Truk raid included the light cruisers Agano, Naka, Katori, and the destroyers Akikaze, Mutsukaze, Harusame, Maikaze, Nowaki, Oite, Sutsuki, Shigure, Tachize and Fumizuki.
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD. For more information visit www.PeriscopeFilm.com

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@phhcio 9 жыл бұрын

My father served as a naval officer aboard USS Portland, a light cruiser, and participated in Operation Hailstone. against Truk. The greatest generation....... Rest in peace Dad.......

@davidbriggs1463 9 жыл бұрын

Dave Aldridge Hi Dave, my father was on the Portland after the war, transporting troops back from Europe. There was a terrible hurricane that almost sank the ship. Was you Dad on it then?

@jyralnadreth4442 6 жыл бұрын

I thought the Portland was a heavy cruiser? She was the Indianapolis's sister ship ;)

@d.owczarzak6888 4 жыл бұрын

My dad was there aboard a Fletcher class destroyer.

@eatshit2863 3 жыл бұрын

The "Portland" ,,,,,,,,,,,, how ironic. Why aren't you in Portland killing commies right now ? Too gutless ? Or are you one of them ?

@timengineman2nd714 2 жыл бұрын

@@jyralnadreth4442 Originally several 8" gun US Navy Cruisers were classified as "Light" due to the thinness of their armor.... Due to a few Naval Treaties, 8" armed ships were reclassified as Heavy and the maximum bore size of 155mm (~6.1") was set for Light Cruisers.

@darlab85 4 жыл бұрын

My grandfather earned a distinguish flying cross medal for his role as a tail gunner in Operation Hailstone. Amazing to see some of the action he experienced.

@garryschaffer5265 2 жыл бұрын

Sadly, this was a compilation of different battles. The only enemy planes over the fleet came at night, and the USS Intrepid was hit by a torpedo.

@Piratehunter188 Жыл бұрын

Respect to your pops for helping my people!

@earlwright9715 Жыл бұрын

2 of my great uncles were in the U.S. army air Corp. They both had a lot to do with the "Berlín airlift" in late 40's. One married a beautiful blond german girl. They both retired airforce. One wrote a book about it. It doesn't matter to any of you, its just a part of history

@michaelljohnson7445 8 жыл бұрын

I was assigned to Truk/Chuuk island in 2000, for 8 months to do humanitarian work.(USAF) I learned to dive there and dove on some of those sunken ships. I dove on 9 of the 13 that are diveable. Yes, the carriers were moved, but many crucial ships were left and sunk. It's something to see if given the chance. There are still bunkers in the hills that haven't been opened since the Japanese left. The locals are afraid they are booby trapped.

@tjsogmc 2 жыл бұрын

My grandfather was credited with destroying more Japanese airplanes in the Pacific than any other soldier in the war. He was the worst mechanic the Japanese ever had....

@wandrinyew 2 жыл бұрын

The biggest difference between the attacks on Truk and Pearl Harbor was that the US also went after oil storage and maintenance facilities, as well as shipping, warships and gun emplacements. The US never invaded Truk, they just took it out.

@georgecurtis6463 3 жыл бұрын

Lived on truk, now known as chuuk, back in the early 50s when I was a child. My dad was working for the us government when the transition from navy to civilian control occured. Went back many times through the years with my last time in 1973. Back in those days the masts of the sunken ships still stuck out of the water.

@petermc2183 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, what great memories

@georgecurtis6463 2 жыл бұрын

@Bobb Grimley yup, just a typo. If I change that will you understand what I was saying ?

@georgecurtis6463 2 жыл бұрын

@Bobb Grimley maybe explain to me why this bothers you. Does it tilt the earth ? Have you never mistyped something ? Has spellcheck never messed with you ? Are you the spelling police here ? Not enough problems in your life that you chose this to get your giggles ? Did chuuk not survive my spelling chuk with no capital ? I guess my spelling errors were more important than the message. That being said, this is off topic and you can have the last word.

@kevinharvey8971 4 жыл бұрын

I am sooo proud and grateful to all of our fighting men that did these things to keep out safe and free. God bless them all

@eatshit2863 3 жыл бұрын

"safe and free" from WHAT ? Certainly NOT democrats.

@_Mallard 3 жыл бұрын

@@eatshit2863 How is it relevant to this comment, it is literally him being proud of soldiers fighting to keep us safe.

@jenniferlarson6426 3 жыл бұрын

I am so proud of our American pilots and military personnel for all they did in WWII. if they saw what was happening today in America....they'd be very sorry that they fought this war. It's turning out to have been a complete waste. Our freedom is slowly coming to an end.

@stevewallace1117 4 жыл бұрын

I was fortunate enough to have a patient who was Gunner on a dive-bomber that fought at Truk. He told me that they knew that they had smashed the Japanese forces there. All the Navy men considered Truk to be revenge for Pearl Harbor. He was very proud at what they had done.

@paoloviti6156 4 жыл бұрын

@Tim Cantrell as an Italian I must ask you since when the Italian treated like dirt American and British prisoners? And those Italian prisoners in Africa in which the only time that the Red Cross was not allowed to visit the prison camps of which not a few people has been buried there. and then again around Trieste and Pisa. My question is: since when the allies has treated well the captured enemies: how about the infamous prison camp at Remagen in which many died of hunger and it was the nearly the end of the war and not mentioning of course to German prisoners in Russian hand. Beside think about the Italian prisoners in the lovely hands of Tito's partisans? almost non has returned! Please go back to school and inform yourself...

@1918Teufelshunde 4 жыл бұрын

@Paolo Viti, I think you misunderstood what Tim wrote. He wrote "IF" Germans and Italians had fought to the death and treated prisoners like the Japanese did...

@paoloviti6156 4 жыл бұрын

@@1918Teufelshunde it is okay, yes I misunderstood and no harm done. Mind you, I wasn't defending the Italians as a matter of principle but only pointing out facts. It goes without saying how the Japanese treated their prisoners!

@videodistro 3 жыл бұрын

@@paoloviti6156 see that word "IF". Reread his comment.

@paoloviti6156 3 жыл бұрын

@@videodistro yes I have re-read his comment and read the word "IF" so I was wrong and didn't want to offende anybody!

@jdevine42 4 жыл бұрын

I got to tour the islands and dive the wrecks there for a week in 1977 utterly awesome

@jdevine42 3 жыл бұрын

@BC Bob Actually we ran across some who were on Dublon and other outer islands. Dint see any on Moen

@stevensimpson6417 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder what is all left ?

@calambria100 3 жыл бұрын

Lucky you

@homebuiltindoorplane 8 жыл бұрын

And to think Pappy Boyington was in a dugout prison hole in the ground with bamboo and corrugated metal on top during this bombing! Its in his book, and he says that you can actually see his pit in the footage from the movie "The Fighting Lady", which is the same footage as this! Rest in peace Pappy we miss you!

@briancooper2112 4 жыл бұрын

Boyington was on his to Japan before raid I believe.

@historylover1679 4 жыл бұрын

My father was a rear gunner and part of this- He never would talk about it. It must have been too hard.

@Piratehunter188 Жыл бұрын

Respect to your pops!

@earlwright9715 Жыл бұрын

My granddads ship was struck by a "suicide boat" some where over there (maybe around okinawa) .then they sailed back to pearl. My pawpaw died in like the early 90's in his 70s . Illhave to dig into that again

@buxxbannerspov30 2 жыл бұрын

I visited Truk in 1966 while in the Coast Guard...it was still pretty primitive...wonder if it changed much...

@jackmoorehead2036 4 жыл бұрын

Lot of P 47s seem to have joined the Navy in this film.

@ironwarmonger 4 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too.

@pbcoop62 4 жыл бұрын

The Hellcat looked like the P-47.

@ThePaulv12 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, never let the truth get in the way of a good story.

@timengineman2nd714 2 жыл бұрын

@@ThePaulv12 Probably using "stock" footage, this was a British production and there was a lack of F6F's in Europe! However, there's a pronounced difference in their appearance between a Hellcat & Thunderbolt!!!

@leechjim8023 3 ай бұрын

I thought I did see some, early in the video. They had light colored cowlings. There were occasional land forces involved, but I,m not sure about P-47's.

@kiana8779 10 жыл бұрын

Oh that's my island

@sushiromifune7096 3 жыл бұрын

Before the outbreak of the War, Japanese military think-tank analyzed that we could not beat a country with 10 times of the quantity, and knew until the time we lost the War.

@TheRetirednavy92 3 жыл бұрын

Glad we are friends now. Was stationed in Yokosuka 4 years. Loved it.

@sushiromifune7096 3 жыл бұрын

We Japanese have friendship and rely on a strong alliance with you. Thank you for your service!

@accousticdecay 2 жыл бұрын

I am glad that we are all friends now. May God bless you, your family, and your country.

@asdfdasdaable 5 жыл бұрын

This video lost me when it showed the U.S. Army P-47s. We had some of those in the Pacific, but never on a carrier, and not in this operation.

@paulzaborny6741 4 жыл бұрын

For a film about a Navy action I see quick shots of P-47 planes in the film? Can't mistake the jugs big nose with its paint ring and wingtips. Filler film to add to the action due to a lack of actual footage? Well it was a propaganda film and anything goes.

@ThalesAnaximander1 11 жыл бұрын

my father was on the essex. He was 20 an in communications

@steveb6103 5 жыл бұрын

My dad was a F6F pilot on this raid. Landed on the Essex with 3 cylinders shot out by flak.

@historylover1679 3 жыл бұрын

My Dad served on the Essex as well- he joined the navy the day he turned 17- My grandma had to sign saying he could join up. He and his brother left for the war on two different ships from Norfolk Navy Base on the same day- Dad going to the Pacific and my uncle for Europe.

@clarencehopkins7832 Жыл бұрын

Excellent stuff bro

@MrHyde-wv8wi 4 жыл бұрын

My comment is to show I care and support your videos. -Big Thumbs Up.

@DrBobcf 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone else notice the footage of Army Air Corp P-47 Thunderbolts slipped into the film.

@wavehaven1 2 жыл бұрын

Aside of some inaccuracies of planes and whatever, This is one of the few good history clips of the Great Victories of WW2. Something we wouldnt get in US History classes or Hollywood wouldn't of done and if they had, it would of been like Bridge over River Kwai where true survivors said that movie was glamorize and survived to tell the real story which was far from that movie that was more rated for television. You could of bet that getting this together at 100%.... wasnt easy at the time.

@jyralnadreth4442 6 жыл бұрын

The Destroyer the commentator mentioned was actually a Katori Class Training Cruiser :)

@bcask61 4 жыл бұрын

Jyral Nadreth of course. Evrybody knows that DUH!!

@jamesbulldogmiller 2 жыл бұрын

The narrator said it was a BIG destroyer.... I thought it DID seem bigger than most destroyers.. Also, I thought I saw a USAAF P-47 @4:43

@alwilkins3836 2 жыл бұрын

Breathtaking.

@TonySpike 2 жыл бұрын

Yanks smash truk in the thumbnail just sounds like a typical nascar weekend

@roughman998 3 жыл бұрын

Great. But where did the P-47s come from???

@IndependentBear 3 жыл бұрын

The narrator makes it sound like the Japanese never had a chance of winning. That might have been comforting to the families back home, but I bet not one of the Americans on the scene felt that way.

@jimhornfischer6322 6 жыл бұрын

Feb. 16, 1944: "The Fleet at Flood Tide" begins!

@theworkshopmechanicchannel3296 4 жыл бұрын

I think you could tell us how many carriers you had now that it’s 2020

@terry_willis 2 жыл бұрын

Too bad Hirohito lived into old age.

@seanbigay1042 Жыл бұрын

Anybody seen the movie Operation Petticoat? Cary Grant and Tony Curtis as the captain and XO, respectively, of a World War II U.S. submarine that has some rather peculiar adventures ... like somehow managing to torpedo a truck. On dry land. (You know, of course, how people often mispronounce the word "Truk.")

@jamescrawford7870 4 жыл бұрын

When did the Navy get P-47s? The bouncing bombs were dropped by B-25s.

@rutabagasteu 4 жыл бұрын

Probably stock footage cleared for viewing back then.

@timengineman2nd714 2 жыл бұрын

@@rutabagasteu Also, this film was done by a English Film Company.... So they probably had a lot of approved combat scenes from Europe, and only a few from the Pacific!

@jamesbulldogmiller 2 жыл бұрын

@4:43 Republic P-47 The USAAF in on the action?

@jarvisfamily3837 4 жыл бұрын

1:05 - I never knew the Navy flew P-47's off carriers. NEVER KNEW THAT!!!!! :-)

@JimDandy49 2 жыл бұрын

The link to the new higher resolution version of this video is dead.

@joebagguley1011 4 жыл бұрын

The narrative is almost in English, close but not quite.

@deetjay1 2 жыл бұрын

My Uncle served on a Sub tender and saw the buzz saw that ripped Truk...

@chopperking007 3 жыл бұрын

Now its happening all over again with chinese expansion in the Pacific.

@jamesbugbee6812 2 жыл бұрын

Plenty of Kenney footage slipt in here.

@Beobout6 2 жыл бұрын

So proud of our boys for all they did. Sorry America has turned into what is happening now days.

@PeriscopeFilm 2 жыл бұрын

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@dutchvanderlinde4969 Жыл бұрын

American then 🛠️🏋️💪🏽 American now 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨🧚🏳️‍🌈

@crimony3054 4 жыл бұрын

Any landing you can walk away from is a perfect landing, with the proviso that when you are covered in burning jet fuel, you will run every which way you go.

@spikespa5208 4 жыл бұрын

A perfect landing: you walk away and the plane can be used again.

@timengineman2nd714 2 жыл бұрын

In Naval Air, any landing that you can walk away (or in some cases: swim away) is a Good Landing when your plane has battle damage!

@allgood6760 9 күн бұрын

War is a necessary terrible fact of life.. salute and respect to these men,

@larajoynes-whidden1031 2 жыл бұрын

P-47s were wased in the new guinea area and were launched directly into the fight on saipan off the manila bay, but not here

@fabiosunspot1112 2 жыл бұрын

Hit them hard.

@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248 3 жыл бұрын

The serial number and time stamp isn't annoying at all.

@robertcombs9364 6 жыл бұрын

payback for Pearl Harbor

@briancooper2112 4 жыл бұрын

Midway was payback for Pearl Harbor

@brian45auto 2 жыл бұрын

i was unware that army p47's were apart of the truk raid

@cronan1041 4 жыл бұрын

Navy did not operate P47s

@garyrunnalls7714 4 жыл бұрын

P-47's huh

@MatthewBaileyBeAfraid 4 жыл бұрын

Where the HELL did they get P-47s in the Pacific ON CARRIERS??!! I know the Navy considered the P-47 for Carriers, due to the air-cooled radial engine, but the P-47 wasn’t really a PTO aircraft, and certainly didn’t take part in the attack on Truk.

@jeanhaliburtonwills 9 жыл бұрын

some of this is stock footage that has nothing to do with Truk....like the two shots of p47's (which were nowhere near Truk Atoll

@orlinblove2211 9 жыл бұрын

Chuukesevideo

@jarvisfamily3837 4 жыл бұрын

They were American planes, they were in the air - I'm sure the editor thought, "What the heck - who's gonna notice?". :-)

@rox006 2 жыл бұрын

What’s with the P47s?

@PeriscopeFilm 2 жыл бұрын

Possibly just a poor use of stock footage -- some of the early WWII newsreels even have RAF aircraft flying for the USA lol.

@donaldseccombe3893 2 жыл бұрын

Good old fashioned ass wuuupin

@bclmax 14 жыл бұрын

the japanese new the attack was coming, the capital ships had ben evacuated.

@PenzancePete 4 жыл бұрын

"The finest planes and the greatest pilots in the world" C'mon, don't be so modest.....

@612southside 4 жыл бұрын

Lmao, the commentary on these WWII training and propaganda reels are the best part.

@rearl1869 4 жыл бұрын

i think its obvious the results speak for themselves

@mountainmikemmel8289 4 жыл бұрын

Those 47’s did not belong

@arnoldstollar5375 4 жыл бұрын

Grreat. Scuba. Now

@cubsblue9577 3 жыл бұрын

To get a better idea you could watch a more recent video all the videos back then where Captain America Herrera videos

@The_Dudester 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine if today's media covered this battle:"Thousands of innocent Japanese were injured or killed in an unprovoked attack on a Japanese resort island. One citizen reported that a children's hospital was firebombed. Japanese civilians report that the US Navy won't let them evacuate."

@MichaelMitchell-nv4lf 3 жыл бұрын

It was the Japanese pearl harbor but ours rebuilt and we kicked ass from it. They on the other hand they lost their island and we kicked ass from it too.

@TheRetirednavy92 3 жыл бұрын

Bad thing, the Japanese had a feeling Truk was gonna be trouble and pulled out several Battleships and other warships.

@alanstrong3295 4 жыл бұрын

Those Japanese commanders may have received the death penalty. Hirohito must have exploded over that loss. Ahhh!!!

@wayned4271 8 жыл бұрын

Is it pronounced "Truck" or "Took"? I thought is was "Truck". Commentator says "Took". This was a Newsreel that were mainly used for propaganda in the states at the time. A lot of stock footage was used, hence the P47's. I believe Truk had to be hit multiple times during the war. They kept rebuilding it.

@PeriscopeFilm 8 жыл бұрын

+Wayne D I've heard it as "Trook" many times.

@sheldonsilbanuez2843 8 жыл бұрын

It's Truk. and Chuuk is the name we use today

@dennyjay4252 8 жыл бұрын

+Wayne D It is pronounced Trook not Truck

@suffern63 7 жыл бұрын

Maybe if he had left the safety of Hollywood,he would have learnt how to pronunce the names of the places that America was fighting against.The Duke loved his country so much that he made films to keep up morale

@Kedeas 7 жыл бұрын

Wow used for Propoganda at the time. Oh yea I remember Propaganda that's what Susan Rice did on 5 media outlets when she haphazardly stated the Benghazi Massacre was due to a video. Oh now I remember another time when President Clinton bombed the Baby Milk Factory because he was about to be uncovered getting the barrel of his gun cleaned, wow just remembered another.. like when Carter told us the Military and intelligence communities let us down when they helicopters hit the C130 ultimately ending what from the Get Go was a failed mission since Carter and had Stansfield Turner Decimate the CIA and Carter had personally neutered the military. Remember B-1 mothballed. Yes I do remember what Propoganda is but it DAMN sure isn't this factual clip. As a side note I actually loved the commentators descriptions and personal sentiments regarding the carnage witnessed. It was a Conflagration that even Smokey The Bear would have screamed Let The Bitch Burn.!!!!!

@R.U.1.2. 2 жыл бұрын

Spoiler Alert!! There are P-47s in this film, please don't keel over and die. It's propaganda for the home front. That is all.

@vk2ig 2 жыл бұрын

Some people are possibly still traumatised to this day about the P-47s ...

@tzisme 5 жыл бұрын

Why are there P-47's in this film?

@spikespa5208 4 жыл бұрын

OK, we got it already. Perhaps they didn't have any stock footage of F6F guns firing.

@aaaaaa-cx2yf 5 жыл бұрын

Booby trapped indeed... stay out😎

@ericfermin8347 2 жыл бұрын

OKay, now he's pissing me off with his pronunciation of armada.

@aaaaaa-cx2yf 5 жыл бұрын

I knew I saw flock of p47 s

@petermc2183 2 жыл бұрын

Na, they were seagulls pooping on yer roof

@billywild5440 10 ай бұрын

Trook, lol.

@richardjohnson4696 3 жыл бұрын

Giving them a terrific pounding? That was nothing, after the surrender, U.S servicemen gave the women on the Japanese homeland more than a terrific pounding.. And they liked it.

@pgandy1 3 жыл бұрын

I was somewhat disappointed in the film. That was a naval operation and yet in several instances P-47s were shown in the attack. What’s more there was a bombing run that no carrier based navy aircraft was capable of making. My guess that came from a B-25. Other than that not bad.

@h.db.9684 3 жыл бұрын

It's a propaganda film, not a documentary. They were probably working with mostly stock footage and a little stuff thrown in. The American public wanted to see victory, not specific planes. It's a period piece.

@brilwiljeff 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe don't poke the bear is the lesson here

@FuckGoogle2 3 жыл бұрын

You keep that in mind for the future when China is that bear and submit.

@andrewhicks7601 4 жыл бұрын

Like the narration This guy calls it truek! Not truck! And to hear armayda not armadda! We've been talking badly ! Oh well that's the only thing I can say !

@brucewelty7684 4 жыл бұрын

Armada is a Spanish word. ergo all "a"'s are sort. You are in error.

@ericpellerin1860 3 жыл бұрын

Idea for a drinking game, take a shot every time the narrator says a racial slur towards Asian people, take a shot. You’ll be hammered within 3 min

@zozzamozzi 3 жыл бұрын

well it was war lol

@polygamous1 4 жыл бұрын

During ww2 the world had the Japanese ready to die for their god emperor now days ISIL fighters are ready to die for their god, Not easy fighting fanatics who are happy to die for their god, Yet No God tells people to kill each other, God teaches love n forgiveness

@spudgamer6049 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting to compare this propaganda piece to a more modern historical look at this attack.

@johnrettig1880 4 жыл бұрын

This guy is mispronouncing Truk It's Truck as in Dodge Hemi , Ford , Chevy . Yea I know that it's spelled TRUK Not Truuk as he's saying it That's the problem with the British They can't speak English . AND ....... The P - 47 was and is not a carrier-based aircraft . But hey ... It could have been with a little bit of thought .

@spikespa5208 4 жыл бұрын

What's an armayda?

@johnrettig1880 4 жыл бұрын

@@spikespa5208 I have No idea It doesn't even come up on the Universal translator . But in Klingon it means ... To wipe your Qamaqja

@JockoBold 4 жыл бұрын

The announcer was pronouncing it more correctly than you, and closer to the correct pronunciation. It's actually pronounced "chook" and these days it's spelled Chuuk which is the correct way. Truk was always the wrong way to spell and pronounce it, but we were going off the way the Germans spelled it I believe, leading to an incorrect pronunciation in English.

@JockoBold 4 жыл бұрын

Also the announcer is American.

@johnrettig1880 4 жыл бұрын

@@JockoBold for the last 50 + years on every documentary from the original airing of " Victory at Sea " to today . It's been pronounced Truck . So that's how I pronounce it . So go get a Ouija board and go tell the producers that made the documentation

@temaramsenja 4 жыл бұрын

5:35 the reconaisance plane only bring the camera to make documentary about his friends up there and he was very slow and join the combat, every US navy fighter planes strafe him with 20 mm gun, but he just flew calmy and all the bullets missed and he made it slipped away into the clound .. what a lucky mather faker 🤣🤣🙉😂😂🤣🤳🤳 🎥🎞️🎞️✨✨

@andysajalah 4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣😝😝😂😂