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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 by American soldiers. 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 gauge 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 U.S. soldiers 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. (World War II period).

Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 59 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675069992
USAAF General Henry Arnold briefs a B-29 combat crew on Saipan, Mariana Islands before a mission to Tokyo, Japan.

A B-29 combat crew is briefed on Saipan island, Mariana Islands during World War 2. Several aircraft parked on an airfield. Few baggages in front of an aircraft. United States Army Air Force Generals Henry H Arnold and Lauris Norstad and another officers walking up to B-29 crew standing on the airfield. General Norstad introduces General Henry Arnold to the combat crew of B-29 Superfortress and the commandants who are on their way to Tokyo, Japan after joining the 21st Bomber Command. General Henry Arnold shakes hands with the commandants. The crew standing in a row beside a USAAF heavy bomber B-29 Super Fortress. General Arnold briefs the crew. The General says the 21st Bomber Command has been operating out of China and the crew has the best of the aircraft which could carry the heaviest of loads. The General tells the crew that the message which is to be conveyed to Japan, is to be written on bombs. A few members of the crew wheel a cart loaded with bombs beside the aircraft. One of the crew members writes a message on a bomb as the General dictates. The Generals, the commandants and the crew members beside the cart of the bombs. The General wishes the crew good luck and shakes hands with the commandants. The message on the bomb for the enemy reads 'To the Warlords of Japan, We have not forgotten - The B-29s will remind you again and again and again'.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069994
Animated map shows the location of Saipan and the geographical details of the Mariana Islands.

The film 'The Marianas Operation Phase I, Saipan' shows the location of the Mariana Islands through an animated map. Animation shows geographical details of Saipan. It shows its dry and wet seasons. Fringing and barrier reef on the Western Coast. A harbor at a wharf. The map shows the location of a boat yard.

Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 16 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064867
Animated map shows a mountainous ridge and a road network in Saipan, Mariana Islands.

Animated map gives geographical details of Saipan, Marian Islands. A mountainous ridge across the island shows Mount Topatchau, Mt. Marpi, Mt. Kagman and Mt. Nafutan. The map shows the Charan-Kanoa Marsh. Animation shows sugarcane plantations across the island. A road network shows Karaberra Pass, Flores Point, Charan Kanoa. Pictures of Japanese civilians in Kanoa.

Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 27 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064868
Animated map shows various air strips Marpi Point, Flores Point and Charan-Kanoa on Saipan, Mariana Islands.

Animated map gives geographical details of Saipan, Marian Islands during World War II. Animation shows air strips named Marpi Point, Flores Point and Charan-Kanoa. An aerial view pictures of Japanese held area on Saipan.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064869
Animated map show U.S. forces landing on Saipan, Mariana Islands.

Animated map shows Saipan, Marian Islands. Animation shows U.S. forces acquiring the island from the Japanese during World War II. Advancement of Task Force 56. The 77th Infantry Division at Oahu. The 2nd and 4th Marine Division land on the island on the orders of a United States General. Animation shows the 37th Division troops landing on a beachhead from ships.

Date: 1944
Duration: 5 min 49 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064870