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Side view of modified Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber in flight (WW2)

A United States Army Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber (Tail Number: 46-9770) flying during World War II. Camera shows the right-side view of the belly or fuselage of the B-29 Superfortress bomber. The camera focuses on the B-29 bomber radome of an AN/APQ-13 radar near the bomb bays. Clouds obscure the view of the B-29 Superfortress as it descends altitude. View of the upper front gun turret, engines, and cockpit nose. A crewman is seen briefly looking out from a window. Camera turns to show the belly of the aircraft, showing the United States Army Air Force insignia or roundel on the wings, and fly further away.

Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080145
African American soldiers fight in boxing match, perform dance on board ship to Guadalcanal (WW2)

African American soldiers with the 81st ("Wildcat") Infantry Division fight in a boxing match on deck of ship sailing to Guadalcanal during World War II. Soldiers from audience laugh as they watch the match. Man chewing on snack. Referee helps smiling African American boxer stand up. Shirtless servicemen clapping after boxing match. An African American soldier identified by narrator as "Curly Miller" performs a solo dance while band plays.

Date: 1944
Duration: 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080155
Fire engulfs an aircraft on deck of USS Saratoga (WW2)

Dr. Edgar Maurice Cortright, United States Navy Lieutenant, narrates his experience on board the USS Saratoga (CV-3) at the time of its bombing by Kamikaze planes during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Fire engulfs the aircraft and forward deck of the USS Saratoga. Men with fire hose running on deck. They hose the fire with jets of water. Thick black smoke rises from the forward portion of the flight deck. Medics carry burned victims on stretchers. Bullets and tracer fire firing from a night attack. USS Bismarck Sea near the USS Saratoga before being sunk by kamikaze attack in the Battle of Iwo Jima. Captain Lucian Ancel “Fish” Moebus putting anti-flash burn cream on his face after the kamikaze attack. Damage to the flight deck after the fire has been put out. Crewmen cleaning the deck.

Date: 1945, February 21
Duration: 3 min 13 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080632
A tanker fuels the USS Saratoga a day after a Kamikaze attack (WW2)

The fueling of USS Saratoga (CV-3) from a tanker a day after a Kamikaze attack on the aircraft carrier. Dr. Edgar Maurice Cortright, United States Navy Lieutenant, narrates his experience on board the USS Saratoga at the time of its bombing by Kamikaze planes during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. A sack is passed to the tanker support using a breeches buoy. The fuel lines are hauled across the USS Saratoga and the tanker ship. Men working on the decks of the USS Saratoga and tanker. The tanker fuels a destroyer at the same time. One of the three tankers accompanying the USS Saratoga is the USS Bismarck Sea (CVE- 95). Crewmen from the USS Saratoga watch as the tanker fuels both the aircraft carrier and the destroyer. Crewmen and tanks on deck as the destroyer bounces up and down. Mail is being transferred from the destroyer to the aircraft carrier. Dr. Cortright talks about the importance of receiving mail from loved ones and the work of volunteers who deliver mail to them.

Date: 1945, February 22
Duration: 3 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080633
Sailors cleaning debris from the flight deck of the USS Saratoga (WW2)

The flight deck of the USS Saratoga (CV-3) a day after a Japanese Kamikaze attack. Dr. Edgar Maurice Cortright, United States Navy Lieutenant, narrates his experience on board the USS Saratoga at the time of its bombing by Kamikaze planes during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. U.S. Navy sailors clear debris from the deck. The wreckage of destroyed fighters are cleared away. Guns at the damaged flight deck. The sailors inspect debris and remove them. A sailor uses a pickaxe to remove a large debris from a burned pile.

Date: 1945, February 21
Duration: 1 min 22 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080635
Men cleaning naval guns and shrapnel damage on the USS Saratoga (WW2)

View of the USS Saratoga (CV-3)’s bridge with shrapnel damage after a Kamikaze attack during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Guns in between the bridge. Soldiers climbing stairs. Sailors cleaning a Mark 12 5"/38 caliber dual purpose naval guns on USS Saratoga. A slightly damaged United States flag is seen over it. Men clearing debris from the damaged deck a day after Kamikaze attack. Dr. Edgar Maurice Cortright, United States Navy Lieutenant, narrates his experience on board the USS Saratoga at the time of its bombing by Japanese aircraft.

Date: 1945, February 22
Duration: 2 min 31 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080636