This film documents SC-1 Seaplane Operations on USS Nashville (CL-43) July 26, 1945. It was found on a website documenting USS Abbot (DD 629) operations. This short segment is six minutes into the full video. Click or Tap the icon to visit the source .
The activities included are:
It is possible that LtCol Thompson was aboard when this flm as shot. In My Story, he states:
The National Archives holds the original film, ARC identifier “79429 NAVAL BOMBARDMENT OF HONSHU, 08/07/1945.”