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U.S. reconstructs captured Japanese airfield at Munda Point, New Georgia Island, in World War II.

Wreckage and debris on Munda Point airfield, New Georgia Island, after its capture by U.S. forces during World War 2. Dead Japanese soldiers. Destroyed aircraft on island as result of U.S. bombing. Reconstruction workers clear and enlarge runway and operations tower as Americans improve and expand the airbase for their own operations. U.S. flag raised on pole. Seen are the first aircraft to land at Munda Point (on August 14, 1943). The first is a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-40 with letter K and white stripe on fuselage and a white tail. It is followed by a J2F Duck carrying U.S.Marine Brigadier General Francis P. Mulcahy to set up his new headquarters at Munda Point.

Date: 1943, August 14
Duration: 1 min 36 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046491
U.S. corpsmen treat wounded aboard a C-47 airplane flying over Munda airstrip,New Georgia Island, in World War II

U.S. 801st Medical Air Evacuation Squadron evacuates wounded soldiers from Munda airstrip on New Georgia Island in the Solomon Islands during World War 2. Interiors of a U.S. Army Air Force C-47 Skytrain transport airplane shows a medical corpsman giving water to a wounded soldier. A corpsman treats a patient with bandaged face and arms. Aerial view of a coastline. The C-47 approaches an airstrip, which appears to be Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, for landing. Litter patients are unloaded from the aircraft and placed into an ambulance.

Date: 1943, September 25
Duration: 2 min 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675075327
General Twining and staff arrives in USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress in Munda, Solomon Islands during world War II.

United States Air Force General Nathan Farragut Twining and staff arrives in Munda, Solomon Islands during World War II. They arrive at the new headquarter in Munda. General Twining with staff arrives at USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress. They board the plane. They come out of the plane after reaching at the destination and sit in jeeps. The jeeps leave the area.

Date: 1943, October 21
Duration: 1 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675063016
U.S. Forces capture Japanese held Munda in the Solomon Islands.

U.S. Forces capture Japanese held Munda in the Solomon Islands. U.S. landing force in boats striking at Munda. Enemy planes try to stop the U.S. Marine troops. Marine advance towards coast. Marines get away from the boats. Tanks moving on to island from landing barge. Marines fire rifles amidst enemy fire. U.S. Marines dig to bury dead soldiers. Bombing by planes. Mortars and machine guns fired. Scenes of wrecked tanks. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, August
Duration: 2 min 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675034902
U.S. supply and ammunition base in Munda, New Georgia Island in World War II.

Wreckage and debris in Munda, New Georgia Island, during World War 2. Workers clear field at Munda Point. Air Force construction team clear area using power shovel and road graders. Supply and ammunition base of the island. TBF planes taxi on runway. C-47 crew unload bomb carriers. Loaded bomb carriers move out towards flight line. Control Tower operators look at a P-39. It taxis and takes off. B-25 (Mitchell Bomber) makes forced belly landing.

Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046492
USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress, C-47 Skytrain and other airplanes parked at an airbase in Munda, Solomon Islands.

United States Army Air Forces aircraft at an airbase in Munda, Solomon Islands during World War II. USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress and C-47 Skytrain parked at the airbase. B-17 crew waits under the wing of an airplane. B-25 Mitchell airplane in flight over the area. U.S. Navy PBY-5A Catalina taxis on the airbase.

Date: 1943, October 20
Duration: 1 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675063015