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U.S. B-29 Superfortress from 73rd Bomb Wing arrives at Saipan.

United States Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress displaying Plain T tail code of 498th Bomb Group, taxis behind a follow-me jeep, after landing on Saipan. Ground crewman assists parking. Crew of the B-29 seen on the parking ramp as they offload their baggage and climb aboard a truck. Other aircraft displaying Plain A tail codes of the 497th Bomb Group are seen parked on field.

Location: Saipan Marianas Islands

Date: 1945, July 10

Duration: 2 min 6 sec

Sound: No

Color: Color

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

Major Robert Morgan, Aircraft Commander, briefs his B-29 crew as they sit on the tarmac prior to takeoff on a mission

Major Robert Morgan (well-known as the pilot of the B-17, "Memphis Belle," first to complete 25 missions over Germany, in the European Theater and now a B-29 Aircraft Commander with the 73rd Bomb Wing) briefs his crew. They sit on the tarmac near their aircraft, the B-29, "Dauntless Dotty," which was lead aircraft on the first B-29 bombing mission over Japan, on November 24, 1944. The Crew enters the aircraft after the briefing.

Location: Saipan Marianas Islands

Date: 1945

Duration: 41 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

War Correspondents typing documents and playing cards in their hut on Saipan, Marianas Islands during World War II.

War Correspondents on Saipan, Marianas Islands during World War II. Interior of war correspondent's quarters. Correspondents typing documents and playing cards. Some correspondents rest on their cots.

Location: Saipan Mariana Islands

Date: 1945

Duration: 32 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

US sailors aboard USS Bluegill SS-242 off the coast of Saipan, fire 40mm gun and rifles at a mine during World War II.

USS Bluegill SS-242 off the coast of Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. A man fires at a mine with a rifle from the deck of USS Bluegill SS-242. CPO (Chief Petty Officer) and an enlisted man on the deck of USS Bluegill. A US ship off Saipan Island. Stowing rope in a stowage space on the deck of USS Bluegill. A sailor paints on the deck of the boat. Saipan Island in the background. Men shoot at a mine with a 40mm gun and rifles. A man on the deck looks through binoculars.

Location: Saipan Mariana Islands

Date: 1945

Duration: 2 min 25 sec

Sound: No

Color: Color

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

Men aboard USS Bluegill SS-242 underway off the coast of Saipan, fire 5-inch gun during World War II.

USS Bluegill SS-242 off the coast of Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. 40mm gun crew in action aboard USS Bluegill. Another US submarine rises. A US Navy PBM Mariner flying boat in flight. US sailors retrieve a glass fishing buoy. Gun crew aboard USS Bluegill. Men load and fire a 5 inch gun. Men load a gun.

Location: Saipan Mariana Islands

Date: 1945

Duration: 3 min 11 sec

Sound: No

Color: Color

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

US soldiers raise the American flag on Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II.

US soldiers in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. US soldiers going ashore in a raft. A US soldier uses a telephone on a beach. A man climbs up a pole to rig a pulley. American flag is raised. A soldier stands near a building. Soldiers sit outside a building.

Location: Saipan Mariana Islands

Date: 1945

Duration: 1 min 20 sec

Sound: No

Color: Color

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

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