An air raid by the United States Army Air Force on Kyushu, Japan during "Operation Downfall" of World War II. United States Army Air Force tracers strafe high tension towers as seen from aircraft cockpit view. Smoke rises from explosions.
An air raid by the United States Army Air Force on Kyushu, Japan during "Operation Downfall" of World War II. United States Army Air Force tracers strafe warehouses and Japanese barracks. Smoke comes out from the buildings. Aerial view of buildings in Kyushu as seen from aircraft cockpit view. Several buildings covered with heavy foliage under strafing attacks. Mountains in the background.
An air raid by the United States Army Air Force on Kyushu, Japan during "Operation Downfall" of World War II. Aerial view of Kyushu as seen from aircraft cockpit view. United States Army Air Force tracers strafe installation on the peninsula. Fire burns at an installation. The tracers strafe Japanese barracks. Hits around buildings. An ocean in the background.
An air raid by the United States Army Air Force on Kyushu, Japan during "Operation Downfall" of World War II. Aerial view of Kyushu air raid as seen from aircraft cockpit view. Explosions around Japanese buildings. Smoke rises from the buildings.
An air raid by the United States Army Air Force on Kyushu, Japan during "Operation Downfall" of World War II. Aerial view of Kyushu air raid as seen from aircraft cockpit view. United States Army Air Force tracers strafe installations on the top of mountains and ships underway in an ocean. Explosions occur.
Atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan by United States during World War II. Aerial view of the mushroom cloud resulting from atomic bomb being dropped on Nagasaki. Beginning at TC: 00:23, in the lower left frame of the clip, the Urakami river can be seen where it flows into the Nagasaki harbor. Clouds around the smoke. (Filmed by Harold Agnew from the B-29 "The Great Artiste," which flew as observer aircraft on both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki missions.)