Invasion fleet in Tokyo Bay at conclusion of World War 2. Aircraft in formation flight. United States convoy of ships underway in Tokyo Bay. Aerial views of the invasion fleet underway. Mount Fuji seen in background. The engine and cowling of a U.S. Navy dive bomber SB2C Helldiver aircraft while in flight. Aerial view of IOWA class Battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) in Tokyo Bay.
Surrender of Japanese submarine 1-400 in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. The Japanese submarine 1-400 underway at sea after surrendering to American crew. A ship underway at sea. Men on the deck of the Japanese submarine. A motor whale boat with boarding party aboard goes along side the submarine. The Japanese crew lined up on the deck of the submarine 1-400. United States boarding party on the conning tower of the submarine. The Japanese submarine underway at sea.
Coverage of a project at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah to determine the most effective means for destroying Japanese-type fortifications. 105mm Howitzer firing at targets into a hillside. Ground fire controllers at radio equipment. United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) A-26 Invader bomber aircraft fire 11.75 inches Tiny Tim rockets and a USAAF P-47N Thunderbolt fighter aircraft fires 11.75 inches Tiny Tim and 5 inches rockets. Explosions on the ground throw billows of smoke up in the air. Photographs evaluating the results of rocket attacks. Tiny Tim rocket being mounted on P-47N aircraft. (World War II period).
Coverage of a project at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah to determine the most effective means for destroying Japanese-type fortifications. An unexploded Tall Boy (12,000 pound HE bomb) in a target area. The Tall Boy bomb hits a hillside. Smoke rises from the explosions on the hillside. A United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) B-29 Superfortress bomber and a USAAF B-17F Flying Fortress bomber in flight and bombs fall. A survey team inspects the targets. Explosions at the hillside. (World War II period).
Coverage of a project at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah to determine the most effective means for destroying Japanese-type fortifications. United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) B-25H Mitchell bomber aircraft equipped with APG-13B radar ranging device parked and taxiing. Two B-25Hs in flight, one fires a 75mm cannon. A survey team evaluates the results of the attack. An aerial view of the B-25H in flight and firing 75mm cannon. (World War II period).
Coverage of project at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah to determine the most effective means for destroying Japanese-type fortifications. A United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) P-38 Lightening fighter plane drops 500 lb bombs. A bomb explodes in the target area. The P-38 drops two 1000 lb practice bombs on the target and the bombs ricochet on a hillside. An aerial view of P-38s in flight with two 1000 lb bombs, and in a glide pattern. A survey team evaluates the attack results. (World War II period).