B-29 Superfortress bombers of the 314th Bombardment Wing, taxi on a North Field Guam in World War 2. Aircraft of the 29th Bomb Group, displaying Sq 'O' tail codes and from 39th Bomb Group, showing Sq 'P' are shown taxiing from hardstands.
Ground crew uses salvaged materials to construct heavy duty crane at North Field in Guam. The workers use pulley wheels from salvaged navy equipment and parts from planes to build the crane. Tires and construction material are seen. Smaller cranes help in assembling the large crane, which they have name, 'The Apprehender' The designer of the crane observes the work carried out. The crane is tested, and it lifts an entire B-29 Super Fortress and moves it off the runway. The designer of the crane receives cigars and whiskey as payment for winning bets that his crane would work.
Activities of United States Marine Corps in Iwo Jima, Japan during the Battle of Iwo Jima, World War II. Casualties are brought, hoisted aboard from a Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) alongside. The casualties are carried down a gangway to ambulances waiting on a dock in Guam. USS Solace (AH-5) alongside the dock. Corpsmen carry patients down the gangway and place them in the ambulances. Wounded on stretchers are placed in the ambulances.
United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF ) 314th BW / 29th Bombardment Group in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War 2. An aerial view of North Field and the vicinity. USAAF B-29 Superfortresses of the 314th Bomb Wing. 29th BG and 39th BG aircraft parked on the airfield. Aircraft of the 29th BG take off and fly in a formation. The coastline of Rota Island.
Activities of airmen at U.S. 20th Bomber Command headquarters in Guam immediately after end of World War II. Improvised wind-driven washing machines. A tent area and palm trees. Men in a chow line. They sterilize their mess gear in water heated by a stove. A sign on a building reads 'Headquarters, 20th Bomber Command'. A man walks out of the building. B-29s of the 314th Bomb Wing, 29th Bomb Group (Tail Code "O") are parked on flight line.
United States Army Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft, and activities of airmen on North Field, Guam, immediately after World War II. Parked B-29 aircraft warm up. Aircraft of the 314th Bomb Wing, 29th Bomb Group (Tail Code "O"), 330th BG (Tail Code "K) and several of the 19th Bomb Group (Tail Code "M") are seen. B-29s taxi and maneuver on the ground as they are moved to different parking places.