United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) aircraft fly over bomb targets in Japan during World War II. The sun rising over the horizon. A pilot in the cockpit of a USAAF 497th Bombardment Group aircraft reading a magazine. The lead B-29 Superfortress aircraft. A pilot at the controls in the aircraft cockpit. The co-pilot takes over the controls. Two USAAF B-29 Superfortress bombers in formation flight. The nose of an aircraft in view. Aerial view of Sofu Gan island. The aircraft in flight. Kanaya airfield and the assembly point for 73rd Bomb Wing at Omaozaki. Aerial views of Mount Fuji and Lake Shimoko. Several B-29s in formation flight. Views of Mount Fuji.
U.S. soldiers in Japan during American occupation after World War II. U.S. soldiers arrive in a jeep and assist Japanese civilians repairing a truck parked on a road. The soldiers repair the truck, wave goodbye and drive away. Japanese shoe shine boys shining the shoes of U.S. soldiers. The soldiers take pictures of Japanese women. A Japanese and an American MP (Military Police),standing on wooden pillars, jointly direct traffic at a busy intersection. Streetcars and vehicles pass, including a military jeep with two women passengers.
U.S. soldiers in Japan during American occupation after World War II. Japanese crowd outside around Ginza-District, Tokyo. Buildings at a busy Center of Ginza-Districts, Chuo-Ward, Tokyo. View in the vinicity of Intersection of "Ginza" Ave. and Ave."Z" (current Harumi Ave.) from the rooftop of high building (current Matsuzakaya Department Store). Many sidewalk vendors line along "Ginza" Ave.. Soldiers stand near pedicabs. U.S. Army vehicles move through the intersection of the center of "Ginza-District" along Ave."Z" from "Harumi" towards "Hibiya" direction. A Japanese man stands with a child along the side walk on Ave."Z". A Japanese woman and boy shine shoes of U.S. soldiers. U.S. soldiers of First Cavalry Division buy unit badges, for their uniform hats, from a Japanese woman street vendor.
A U.S. Army Air Force ( USAAF ) B-29 Superfortress bomber in flight over Japan soon after World War II. Aerial view of the B-29 aircraft in flight. Mountainous terrain below.
Allied air raid on Japan during World War II. Aerial view of the target area. Bombs being dropped by the Allied aircraft. Smoke rises as ground targets explode. Houses on the ground. Smoke from explosion.
Allied air raid on Japan during World War II. Aerial view of the target area. A ship underway at sea. Bombs being dropped over the target. Smoke arises as the ship explodes. Splash in water as the bombs explodes.