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U.S. Naval bombardment of Saipan during World War II

Views from a U.S. warship firing its guns at Saipan, Mariana Islands, in World War 2. Smoke rising from strikes along the shoreline. At TC:00:17, a smoke ring can be seen from a gun. View from deck above pair of 5-inch guns firing. A twin Bofors 40mm gun, quiet, but ready for action. Shell explosion raising water near the ship. A huge fireball rising from a shell strike ashore. A flush deck destroyer near the camera ship. Empty shell casings littering a gun deck. Sailors directing water hoses on gun batteries to cool them. Sailor Fire fighter dragging a hose up to a gun battery where another sailor uses it to cool gun barrels. Gunners throwing spent shells into a well on deck. Series of explosions in the water near the shore. The Heavy Cruiser, USS Indianapolis (CA-35) in Dazzle camouflage paint, nearby. Sailors eating rations on camera ship deck. A battleship in camouflage paint, firing heavy guns at Saipan. Sailors aboard camera ship looking over the railing at something of interest. Behind them are stacks of spent shell casings. View of OS2U Kingfisher aircraft on catapult aboard the camera ship. Glimpse of what appears to be a triple turret of 6-inch guns. A Navy pilot, in flight gear, walks on deck, where sailors are stacking spent shell casings. Empty plane catapult in background.

Date: 1944, June 16
Duration: 2 min 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675067419
Men watch fire on Saipan, Mariana Islands from the deck of a destroyer.

Invasion of Saipan in the Mariana Islands during World War II.. An aircraft in flight over a destroyer. Fire on the island. Men watch from the destroyer deck in the foreground. Smoke columns rise from the island. Another ship in the background. Gun barrels on the destroyer. Rail at the deck. An aircraft on the deck. Ships in sea.

Date: 1944, June 16
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675067420
USAAF B-29 Superfortress bombers drop bombs over industrial targets in Tokyo, Japan during World War II.

Bombings in Tokyo, Japan during World War II. A bomb truck backs up to a United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber at an airfield on Saipan, Mariana Islands during the preparations for Tokyo bombing. A soldier writes 'Only the Beginning' on a bomb. The soldier wheeling a bomb cart to the underside of the aircraft. An airman on the top of the aircraft. A Commandant briefing the members of the 21st Bombing Command. Mission leader United States Air Force Brigadier General Emmett O'Donnell and Commanding General of 21st Bombing Command Brigadier General Haywood Hansell, Jr., look at a document and discuss on the airfield. USAAF pilot Robert Morgan, who piloted B-29 Dauntless Dotty, with another crew member. The men beside the B-29 Dauntless Dotty which would lead the team. B-29s lined up on a runway. B-29 Dauntless Dotty takes off. Several men on the airfield watch. A man beside a camera mounted on a tripod takes pictures. The B-29s take off one after the other. They head towards Tokyo. A map shows the flight path from Saipan island to Tokyo, Japan over the Pacific Ocean. Aerial view of Tokyo. The B-29s drop bombs over target areas. Explosions occur in the bombed areas. The B-29s drop more bombs over industrial targets. Explosions occur. The B-29s head back to Saipan after the bombardment. U.S. Army tents in Saipan. Japanese aircraft drop bombs over an airfield in Saipan. Thick clouds of smoke rise from the bombed areas. Wrecked B-29s in view. Flames and smoke rising from the bombed areas. Wreckage of the Japanese aircraft shot down in the raid. Men extinguishing fire. A B-29 taking off from the airfield.

Date: 1944, November
Duration: 4 min 22 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069986
USAAF General Henry Arnold briefs a B-29 combat crew on Saipan, Mariana Islands before a mission to Tokyo, Japan.

A B-29 combat crew is briefed on Saipan island, Mariana Islands during World War 2. Several aircraft parked on an airfield. Few baggages in front of an aircraft. United States Army Air Force Generals Henry H Arnold and Lauris Norstad and another officers walking up to B-29 crew standing on the airfield. General Norstad introduces General Henry Arnold to the combat crew of B-29 Superfortress and the commandants who are on their way to Tokyo, Japan after joining the 21st Bomber Command. General Henry Arnold shakes hands with the commandants. The crew standing in a row beside a USAAF heavy bomber B-29 Super Fortress. General Arnold briefs the crew. The General says the 21st Bomber Command has been operating out of China and the crew has the best of the aircraft which could carry the heaviest of loads. The General tells the crew that the message which is to be conveyed to Japan, is to be written on bombs. A few members of the crew wheel a cart loaded with bombs beside the aircraft. One of the crew members writes a message on a bomb as the General dictates. The Generals, the commandants and the crew members beside the cart of the bombs. The General wishes the crew good luck and shakes hands with the commandants. The message on the bomb for the enemy reads 'To the Warlords of Japan, We have not forgotten - The B-29s will remind you again and again and again'.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069994
U.S. Navy Task Force bombards Saipan during World War II

A U.S. Navy Task Force underway in the Pacific Ocean off the shore of Saipan, Mariana Islands during the Battle of Saipan of World War 2. Closeup of triple gun turrets turned to port on a U.S. warship in the task force. Shells striking at shoreline of the island in distance. View of warship in the distance firing its naval guns to port. A Flush deck destroyer escort firing to port, from close to the island. Sailors in position with a twin Bofors 40mm gun. At TC:00:37 mark is the USS Indianapolis CA 35 heavy cruiser.Landing craft approaching the shore, where smoke is rising. A huge explosion in the water near the shore. Shell bursts in the water short of the island. Landing craft underway.

Date: 1944, June 16
Duration: 1 min 32 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071740
A task force crew puts out fire on a 5" turret and carry empty ammunition crates while underway off the shore of Saipan.

A U.S. Navy Task Force underway in the Pacific Ocean off the shore of Saipan, Mariana Islands during the Battle of Saipan of World War II. The task force crew fires artillery. Smoke rising in the background. Battleships and destroyers underway. Men put out fire on a 5" turret using a hose. A landing craft underway. Men carry empty ammunition crates.

Date: 1944, June 16
Duration: 1 min 44 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071741