A U.S. air attack on Kyushu Island, Japan during World War II. U.S. aircraft take off from USS Yorktown. A high altitude view of target areas and the attack on the targets. Japanese ships underway at sea. The aircraft drop bombs over the ships. Smoke rises as the ships explode. The aircraft in flight over the target area. They bomb the houses, buildings and other targets. Mountains in the foreground.
View from gun camera of U.S. Army Air Forces airplane strafing targets of opportunity in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, during last days of World War 2. Targets include buildings in farming and coastal areas.
Gun camera views from U.S. Army Air Forces airplane strafing lines of communication in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, during last days of World War 2. Pilot strafes target on rural road. Remainder of film is somewhat hazy.
Gun camera views from U.S. Army Air Forces aircraft strafing Japanese targets in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, during last days of World War 2. Pilot dives toward a settlement in a rural area, with guns firing. He then attacks a coastal town, from the sea. Fires seen burning in the town. He proceeds a short distance inland, where dense smoke billows from numerous fires already burning. He climbs up steeply to avoid the smoke. Next, he attacks a coastal town, from the land side. Fire is burning as passes over it. Final seconds show strafing rounds striking a tall structure in a built-up town.