Interior view from right side of an aircraft taking off from Torokina Air Strip on Bougainville Island, during World War 2. Numerous aircraft are seen parked near trees beside the runway, including U.S. Marine Corps F4U Corsairs; P-38 Lightnings; RNZAF P-40s; and USAAF Piper L-4 Grasshoppers. F4U Corsairs are taxiing beside the runway. Aircraft interior backward view from the departing aircraft's tail, shows the runway below and behind, with water on two sides. Next, the narrow airstrip is seen as the camera airplane flies overhead, just offshore, parallel to the runway. The camera continues to focus on the airfield as the plane climbs to higher altitude. Aerial view of small islands below, with small boats leaving wakes as they speed across the water. Next is view at lower altitude as the camera plane flies offshore parallel to the airstrip runway, as if on a downwind leg for landing. Next scenes are from above nearby Piva Yoke fighter airstrip, and parallel Piva Uncle bomber airstrip, which appears to be under construction. It is cut out of jungle and no aircraft are seen on it. The camera airplane's right rear horizontal stabilizer is seen momentarily as it flies slowly over the site. Some smoke rises from the area. Views of mountain and a river, as the flight continues. The final view is from offshore, over the sea.
The second day of the Anzio harbor invasion in Italy during World War II. Aerial view of smoke columns rising. U.S. soldiers at work. A soldier talks over a telephone. The soldiers fire an M114 155 mm howitzer placed under a camouflaged net
The second day of the Anzio harbor invasion in Italy during World War II. A convoy of ships in the harbor. Explosions near the ships. Smoke columns rise.
The second day of the Anzio harbor invasion in Italy during World War II. An aerial view of bomb explosions and smoke columns rising from the explosions. An aerial view of buildings and ground installations
The second day of the Anzio harbor invasion in Italy during World War II. U.S. soldiers sit on a damaged army vehicle. An officer standing in front of debris observes through binoculars. Damaged buildings. A Landing Ship Tank (LST) carrying the soldiers approaches a harbor. The soldiers remove the debris. A bulldozer pushes the debris. The soldiers carrying baggage walk past the debris. The soldiers disembark from the LST on a wharf. They move past wrecked buildings. Trucks move off the LST. A soldier with a signal flag directs a boat on the dock. The trucks driven on a road.
The second day of the Anzio harbor invasion in Italy during World War II. DUKW trucks enter water from a beach. Ships at the harbor. An ammunition ship explodes at night. Explosions illuminate the sky.
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