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B-29 bombers of United States Army Air Force taxiing at their base in Isley Field Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II.

B-29 bombers of United States Army Air Force taxiing at their base in the Isley Field in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. B-29 Bombers of the 73rd bombardment wing take off and land during routine exercises. Other planes parked near landing strips are being inspected and are given routine maintenance by mechanics and crew members. Crew member scale a ladder to reach tail and elevator of a bomber. Another man getting on top of it's cabin.

Location: Saipan Northern Mariana Islands

Date: 1945, May 8

Duration: 1 min 7 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

Airmen of US Army Air Force get ready for an operation at Isley Field base in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II.

Airmen of United States Army Air Force at their base in the Isley Field in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. Airmen and crew of the 500th Group of the 73rd bombardment wing leave the briefing room near the sea shore and board trucks. Trucks carrying crew move on roads. Anti aircraft gunners clean their weapons. Gun post and mud sacks. Crew members with flight gear stand near a B-29 bomber.

Location: Saipan Northern Mariana Islands

Date: 1945, May 8

Duration: 57 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

Attaching bombs to B-29 bombers of US Air Force for an operation at Isley Field base in Saipan, Mariana Islands during WW II.

73rd bombardment wing of the United States Army Air Force at their base in the Isley Field in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. Engineers smoothen the runway for the planes using equipment. Ordinance men unloading bombs from a truck and load to the bombers. Guided bombs kept on racks ready to be loaded with the B-29 bomber. 'V-E Special' on the bombs.

Location: Saipan Northern Mariana Islands

Date: 1945, May 8

Duration: 59 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

United States Airmen buy goods and read news at a PX shop in Isley Field base in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II.

Crew members of the United States Army Air Force at their base in the Isley Field in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. Men buy goods from a PX shop at the base. Jeeps and barracks near the store. Men look at war news board with newspaper sticking on the board. War map of Europe with words saying 'Allies Kaput' and a dead German soldier.

Location: Saipan Northern Mariana Islands

Date: 1945, May 8

Duration: 1 min 7 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

Crewmen examine a B-29 bomber of US Air Force at a base, damaged during bombing mission in Nagoya Japan, during World War II.

B-29 bombers of the United States Army Air Force at Isley Field base in Saipan, Mariana Islands, during World War II. Crew members examining a B-29 bomber after its return from a bombing mission over Nagoya in Japan. Crew members climb scaffolds to reach to the engine. The damaged engine of the bomber. Crew members examine damage caused to one of the wings. A man looks at a hole made by bullet strike in the fuselage of the plane.

Location: Saipan Northern Mariana Islands

Date: 1945, January 14

Duration: 45 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

Bulldozers, power shovels and trucks at work during the reconstruction of Saipan airfield in the Mariana Islands.

Reconstruction of Saipan airfield in the Mariana Islands. Damaged hangars on Saipan airfield due to bombings by Japan. Men beside bulldozers parked in an area. A bulldozer clearing the airstrip. Men set detonation charges on the ground. The bulldozers at work in the background. The charges going off resulting in explosions. Power shovels, bucket elevators and trucks used to reconstruct the airstrip. Equipment at work on the airstrip. Narrow guage flatcars are loaded with supplies by a crane. The flatcars moving on a path. The supplies are unloaded. A man beside a flatcar. Men beside equipment clearing the airstrip. Two men sitting on a track and one of them writes 'B & O Express' on the back of a rail cart. The men shake hands. A man beside a rail cart of drums on a track. Men stand on materials in rail carts and the rail carts move. Several tents in view.

Location: Saipan Northern Mariana Islands

Date: 1945

Duration: 1 min 59 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

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