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Bombing of Tokyo by United States 21st Bomber Command's B-29 Superfortresses during World War II.
View of B-29 superfortress aircraft, of 21st Bomber Command,flying over Tokyo,Japan, with Mount Fujiyama clearly visible. Bombs falling from the B-29s. Near ground view of street and smoke rising from bomb strikes. In Washington, DC, General Henry (Hap) Arnold, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Air Forces, and Lieutenant General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Assistant Chief of Staff , give a sendoff to crew of a XXI Bomber Command B-29 bound for the Pacific Theater. The B-29 crew write a message in chalk on a bomb, reading: "To the Warlords of Japan. We have not forgotten--the B-29s will remind you Again and Again and Again!!!" Views of the city of Tokyo, Japan, showing streets, buildings, cars and pedestrians. Animated map fades to Saipan Island. B-29s of the 21st Bomber command,73rd Bombardment Wing, 497th Bombardment Group,landing at Isley Field, Saipan, watched by airmen at the base. Animated map showing B-29 access to Japan, itself, from Saipan.Formation of B-29s in flight, and bombs falling over Japan.
Active volcanoes, earthquakes and mountain range in Japan.
Natural topography of Japan. View of Mount Fuji (富士山, Fujisan) in Japan. View of Mount Fuji seen with its iconic snow cap. A man rows a boat on one of the Fuji Five Lakes (富士五湖, Fujigoko) near Mount Fuji. Farmers trekking towards Mount Fuji. Shinto pilgrims travel on foot as a group to the Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha (富士山本宮浅間大社 1-1 Miyacho, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka 418-0067, Japan) within downtown Fujinomiya, Shizuoka prefecture, before ascending to Mt. Fuji. Pilgrims trek Mount Fuji. Pilgrims arrive at the Shinto shrine on top of Mount Fuji. A Shinto priest blesses the pilgrims. Volcanic craters without snow. An active volcano in Japan. Smoke emanates from active Japanese volcanoes. Japanese people sing traditional songs while at work. Japanese people at a shrine. Violent tidal waves splash at a coast. Household items fall from shelves during an earthquake inside a house in Japan. People search in the rubble of a house destroyed after the 1923 Kanto earthquake in Tokyo and Yokohama. Medics carry casualties on stretchers. Refugees crowd a park after losing their homes from an earthquake. Widespread fire in Tokyo after an earthquake. Japanese family visit thermal springs. Mud bubbling. Islands and rocky cliffs in Japan. Farmer tilling his land near a river.Natural topography of Japan. View of Mount Fuji (富士山, Fujisan) in Japan. View of Mount Fuji seen with its iconic snow cap. A man rows a boat on one of the Fuji Five Lakes (富士五湖, Fujigoko) near Mount Fuji. Farmers trekking towards Mount Fuji. Shinto pilgrims travel on foot as a group to the Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha (富士山本宮浅間大社 1-1 Miyacho, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka 418-0067, Japan) within downtown Fujinomiya, Shizuoka prefecture, before ascending to Mt. Fuji. Pilgrims trek Mount Fuji. Pilgrims arrive at the Shinto shrine on top of Mount Fuji. A Shinto priest blesses the pilgrims. Volcanic craters without snow. An active volcano in Japan. Smoke emanates from active Japanese volcanoes. Japanese people sing traditional songs while at work. Japanese people at a shrine. Violent tidal waves splash at a coast. Household items fall from shelves during an earthquake inside a house in Japan. People search in the rubble of a house destroyed after the 1923 Kanto earthquake in Tokyo and Yokohama. Medics carry casualties on stretchers. Refugees crowd a park after losing their homes from an earthquake. Widespread fire in Tokyo after an earthquake. Japanese family visit thermal springs. Mud bubbling. Islands and rocky cliffs in Japan. Farmer tilling his land near a river.
U.S. soldiers attack the Los Negros Island in the South Pacific and capture an airstrip from the Japanese.
Americans win new air bases from Japan in South Pacific during World War II. Americans bombers fly towards Japanese targets in the South Pacific. Planes drop bombs on enemy positions. Explosion along the coast. Smoke rises up. Animated picture show Manus in the Admiralty Islands. American troops shell the island. U.S. cavalrymen land on the Los Negros Island and march forward. Soldiers load and fire artillery. Soldiers carry the wounded on stretcher. Dead Japanese soldiers. Soldiers move towards the airstrip on the island. Wrecked Japanese planes. Heavy equipment on the airstrip. American planes at the airstrip.
Allied amphibious assault against Japanese held Island in the Pacific, during World War II
Film opens with animated map of the Pacific theater of operations in World War 2. It illustrates Allied advances through network of islands supporting supply lines of Japan. View from an Allied ship in an invasion task force headed to a Japanese occupied island (probably in the Mariana Islands) during World War 2. U.S. troops descend rope net from their transport ship to board landing craft. Numerous landing craft making way in loose formation. Warships in the task force bombard the target island. Huge black explosion occurs. B-25 Mitchell bombers displaying "Z" on tails, are seen briefly in flight. Landing craft maneuvering and approaching the shore where numerous shells are bursting from the naval bombardment. Landing craft number 25, from the USS Bolivar (APA-34) is seen in the water. Troops rush across the sand after leaving their landing craft. Closeups of U.S. troops using small arms and flame throwers to drive Japanese defenders from their caves, blockhouses and other fortifications. Dead Japanese soldiers beside their defensive positions. At the beachhead, several large Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L) 334, 330,335, and 336 are unloading troops into the surf. Closeup front view of troops wading ashore from LCI(L)335. Troops carrying boxes of supplies ashore. At the beachhead, troops are unloading a large truck, while in the background, a Landing Vehicle Tracked is driving away from Landing Ship Tank (LST-47). Her deck is crowded with troops. A tractor drives off a nearby landing craft. Wide view of beachhead jammed with troops and equipment.
Events in career of Chester W. Nimitz. High level planning during World War II.
Brief view of damage to Light Cruiser, USS Birmingham (CL-62) suffered while trying to aid Light Aircraft Carrier, USS Princeton (CVL-23) which burned and exploded from Japanese bombing, on Oct. 24, 1944, in World War 2. Scene shifts to United States sailors aboard a battle ship wearing Purple Heart medals awarded following Battles of Midway and Coral Sea. Fleet Admiral Chester W Nimitz, commander of U.S. Navy forces and General Douglas MacArthur, commander of U.S. ground forces, look at a map on wall, and consult together. MacArthur holds his traditional corn cob pipe. Admiral Nimitz on battlefield inspection tour with Admiral William Halsey and Navy Secretary Frank Knox in Solomon Islands. American flag flutters at United States Base camp. President Roosevelt, Admiral Nimitz and General MacArthur meeting at CINCPAC headquarters. Nimitz points at a map on wall. Roosevelt and MacArthur having private conversation. Admiral Nimitz hands pointer to General MacArthur, who prepares to brief the President about the final invasion of Japan. Admiral Nimitz climbs over an obstacle and sits next to President Roosevelt. Outdoor scene on Hawaii, President Roosevelt seated and Admiral Nimitz and other officers standing in relaxed gathering.
USAAF B-29 Superfortress bombers drop bombs over industrial targets in Tokyo, Japan during World War II.
Bombings in Tokyo, Japan during World War II. A bomb truck backs up to a United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber at an airfield on Saipan, Mariana Islands during the preparations for Tokyo bombing. A soldier writes 'Only the Beginning' on a bomb. The soldier wheeling a bomb cart to the underside of the aircraft. An airman on the top of the aircraft. A Commandant briefing the members of the 21st Bombing Command. Mission leader United States Air Force Brigadier General Emmett O'Donnell and Commanding General of 21st Bombing Command Brigadier General Haywood Hansell, Jr., look at a document and discuss on the airfield. USAAF pilot Robert Morgan, who piloted B-29 Dauntless Dotty, with another crew member. The men beside the B-29 Dauntless Dotty which would lead the team. B-29s lined up on a runway. B-29 Dauntless Dotty takes off. Several men on the airfield watch. A man beside a camera mounted on a tripod takes pictures. The B-29s take off one after the other. They head towards Tokyo. A map shows the flight path from Saipan island to Tokyo, Japan over the Pacific Ocean. Aerial view of Tokyo. The B-29s drop bombs over target areas. Explosions occur in the bombed areas. The B-29s drop more bombs over industrial targets. Explosions occur. The B-29s head back to Saipan after the bombardment. U.S. Army tents in Saipan. Japanese aircraft drop bombs over an airfield in Saipan. Thick clouds of smoke rise from the bombed areas. Wrecked B-29s in view. Flames and smoke rising from the bombed areas. Wreckage of the Japanese aircraft shot down in the raid. Men extinguishing fire. A B-29 taking off from the airfield.
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