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Award Ceremony on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Major General Collins presents award. Several P-40 aircraft seen.
Decoration ceremony on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. Small unit stands in formation in front of a P-40 aircraft of the 44th Fighter Squadron on the Fighter 2 airstrip. U.S. officer reads citation. Commander of U.S. 25th Infantry Division, Major General Joseph Lawton Collins, shakes hand of 2Lt Jack Bade after awarding him an Air Medal. Several P-40s of 13th Air Force,seen nearby, with white stripes painted on them.
Chaplains approach the stone marker and look at the grave on the Solomon island in Melanesia.
A grave on the Solomon island, Melanesia. Chaplains arrive near the grave. A tent near the grave. The chaplains approach the stone marker. They look at the grave.
Men working to take out a B-17E which crashed while taking off and got stuck in a ditch in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
A United States Army Air Forces B-17E Flying Fortress taken out from a ditch in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. The Flying Fortress named 'Galloping Gus' stuck in the ditch while taking off. Men working near the airplane to take it out. They try to lower the wheels of the airplane on a trailer bed. A bridge is made from steel mats. The airplane is towed out of the ditch.
Gunners are given a training with a stream of water and a model of a Japanese aircraft in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
A gunnery training for U.S. gunners in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. A man in the model of a turret. Other men watching the training. The gunners are trained with a powerful stream of water. A revolving scale model of a Japanese aircraft. A gunner practicing.
U.S. 13th Air Force bombers drop bombs over Japanese installations on Munda Point, Solomon Islands during World War II.
U.S. Army Air Force aircraft attack enemy installations on Munda Point, Solomon Islands during World War II. U.S. 13th Air Force bombers in flight over Vila in the Solomon Islands. The bombers take off from Guadalcanal to attack Japanese installations on Munda Point in New Georgia. Views of support fighter aircraft taking off to join in this, the largest single raid (total participating aircraft) in the Pacific thus far. U.S. naval guns shell enemy targets on Munda. The bombers release bombs over ground targets. Ships fire salvo from giant artillery guns towards shore targets. Smoke rises from heavy shell fire. The bombers escorted by fighters drop bombs over the targets. Smoke billows up from exploding targets. View of newly formed craters all over Munda Point after smoke clears. Aerial views of a second round of bombing over Munda Point during the same raid.
4U Corsair, F6F Hellcat and Douglas R4D planes at Vella Lavella field, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, during World War II
Two ground crew riding on wing tips of F4U Corsair as plane taxis after landing at Vella Lavella field, near New Georgia, Solomon Islands, during World War 2. Four F4U Corsairs seen, including serial numbers 17455 and 17722 of VMF-214 "Black Sheep". One plane taxiing behind another. Mountains seen in background. F4U Corsair takes-off. F6F Hellcat warplane in background. Crew chief standing on wing of F4U Corsair. F4U Corsair taxiing on the strip. First F4U Corsair takes-off. F4U Corsair making a low pass over field. F6F Hellcat taxiing and taking off. Two F6F Hellcats seen. Douglas R4D taxiing.