Invasion of Aguni Jima in Okinawa, Japan. LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked) underway in Pacific Theater. Control Boat 'flying Charlie' underway. Landing Craft Infantry aboard LVT. Shoreline of Aguni Jima in view. Bombing on the shoreline. Smoke rises due to explosions on the shoreline. Destroyer ships underway. (World War II period).
A Japanese freighter visible in a river. Land visible on the sides of the river. Strafing of Japanese freighter in the river during World War II. U.S. gun camera footage.
Smoke rising from bombs exploding almost obscures bombs dropping from B-29s on a large Japanese city, on a river, during World War 2. B-29s seen passing through the smoke, as viewed from the camera plane flying above them. Scene shifts to an airfield, where a P-51D Mustang fighter plane is landing, while another is taxing the opposite way, along the other side of the runway. Other U.S. Army Air Forces warplanes seen in the background include: B-29s and B-24s. The P-51 lands, while watched by a group of airmen standing by with crash equipment and fuel trucks, parked next to a large tent. It pulls off the active towards the group of airmen. Another P-51 lands as two take off from midfield. Several airmen watch the operations, atop a hill where they are silhouetted against the sky.
Activities aboard the USS Bayfield (APA 33) prior to the invasion of Iwo Jima. A man plays a portable organ for a church service. U.S. Marines and Coast Guards sing hymns at the church service. A man in dungarees and two marines sing at the service. A chaplain conducts the church service.
Explosions occur in the ocean. A Japanese Judy or Yokosuka D4Y aircraft bursts and cranes into the sea and smoke rises. Guns on board a United States ship. Judy pursued by F6F aircraft. United States F6F aircraft crashes into the sea about 1000 yards off stern. An explosion occurs with ships in the background.
Ships underway at sea, men aboard an aircraft carrier pull a rope. Bombs hoisted in a sling as they are transferred from a United States ammunition ship to an aircraft carrier. Bomb shells lined up on the deck of the carrier. Men roll shells along the deck for storage. Men handle ammunition cases after transfer to the aircraft carrier. Men remove boxes from the net.