B-29 bombers of the United States Army Air Force flying for Nagoya mission at the Japanese city of Nagoya during World War II. Formation of B-29 bombers of the 469th Bomber Group in sky flying over ocean. A bomber drops number of guided bombs over its targets. Bombs glide towards ground.
Aerial view of atomic bomb explosion over Nagasaki during World War 2. View of the explosion as seen from U.S. aircraft. Cloud gradually growing taller and wider with huge column of smoke rising up. Formation of mushroom cloud with heavy column of smoke.
Film titled 'Shadow' shows Atomic bomb damage to the city of Hiroshima in World War 2. Demolished concrete and granite building. Burned concrete. Sealed and burned granite. Damaged electric pole. Shadows on large gas tank caused by turn valve and pipes. Shadow of ladder on tank. Burned back of chairs in room. Burn shadow image of a pedestrian who had been walking on Yorozuya Bridge at the time of the blast. A man stands over the shadow showing the leg stride visible in the shadow. Shadow of railing on concrete bridge. Damaged railings on bridge. Shadow on railings. Study of direction of blast and radiation. Animated chart of blast effect. Credit association building roof, Japanese physicists checking for point of detonation and working. Japanese survey team checks shadow on building. Epicenter as seen from window of building. Survey team checks railing on building. Demolished steel gas tank. Shadow of turn valves on tanks. Japanese soldiers and civilians walk near shrine. Survey team checks monument. Sealed granite monument and instrument used in surveying. Japanese survey team with compass. Animated charts on damage. Animated charts showing distance of various places from point of detonation.
Camera pans over damaged areas of Yokahoma, after end of World War 2. Many buildings are damaged in a Wide area of canals and roads. Shells of larger concrete buildings standing amidst wide area of destroyed smaller buildings. Complete change of scene, to U.S. African-American airman, wire-brushing the Japanese red ball roundel from fuselage of a captured Japanese airplane.
Construction of new houses in Tokuyama-City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. A new house under construction. A Japanese laborer drills holes through roof slats. The laborer picks up pieces he has drilled holes in and climbs up a step ladder and onto a roof. A middle class house recently constructed shows delicate and extension glass. Paneling for out doors and paper paneling for the inner corridor. Construction of a new Japanese house shows a carpenter using a tool to square lumber. Two workers roofing with bamboo. Construction of another house shows a bamboo thatched roof and in the background another house under construction. A man weaves a bamboo lathe for a house wall which is later to be plastered with mud.
A documentary depicts combat activities of the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division during World War II. 'APO Tokyo' written on a tank. U.S. troops on tanks and jeeps enter Tokyo soon after end of World War 2. The jeeps and U.S. military vehicles driven on a war torn street of Tokyo. A sign board reads '1st Cavalry Division, First in Tokyo'. Two soldiers stand in front of the board and shake hands. The troops carry guns and flags of the Cavalry Division parade. Insignia of the 1st Cavalry Division.