Various Activities at Atsugi Airdrome near the city of Yamato, in Japan, soon after the end of World War 2. Two Japanese soldiers look into cockpit of a captured American P-40 fighter plane, which has been repainted in Japanese markings. Steel structure of hangar in the background. U.S. Army soldier looks through binoculars on tripod near Base Operations headquarters. Sign seen reads, 'Atsugi Tokyo Airdrome, Base Operations, 3rd Airdrome Sqdn.'
Bomb damage to Kyobashi district in Tokyo, Japan. A streetcar travels down the street as reveals bomb damage from the allied bombing of Tokyo. Shots of a canal that runs through the main district of Tokyo. A boat in the canal passing under a bridge. Damaged buildings. (World War II period).
A Boeing B-29 Superfortress of the United States 11th Airborne division (a four-engine heavy bomber propeller aircraft) flies over Tokyo Bay. The bomber is seen from a distance. Various U.S. Navy ships in the bay present for occupation of Japan at end of World War II. United States Light Cruiser USS San Diego CL-53 among them.
U.S. aircraft carriers in the Sea of Japan. Launch of carrier-based missions to attack Japanese shipping and airfields in World War II. Aircraft readying on carrier deck including F6F Hellcats, TBF Avenger, and SB2C Helldivers. Scenes of attacks by U.S. aircraft on Japanese targets in Tokyo Bay, seen via gun camera footage. U.S. Navy fighter aircraft returning to land on carrier have accidents. One lands but overshoots and runs off the end of the deck and into the ocean, striking another aircraft on the way. Another fighter aircraft is seen landing on a carrier deck but the supplemental fuel tank beneath it detaches and explodes and the plane erupts into flames. The burned pilot is rushed to safety by crews and firefighting crews battle the blaze. Scenes of dead American sailors and airmen being buried at sea.
A Japanese officer in uniform and three Kamikaze pilots in flight gear walk toward the camera during visit to a Shinto Shrine in Chofu, Japan, during World War 2. Trees in the background. The four men bow in unison.
Reenactment depicts four Kamikaze pilots visiting a Shinto shrine in Chofu, Japan during World War II. The four Kamikaze pilots come toward the camera and bow., and then do an about face and walk away. Three are dressed in flying gear. The 4th pilot wears a Class A uniform and carries a sword. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)