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.
Manpower in China during World War II. Men and women working on land. They work on construction of an airstrip. They pull a machine to level the ground. They level it themselves due to the lack of funds for purchasing other equipment and gasoline. Mountains and trees in the background.
Production of bamboo containers in Burma during World War II. Tents in an area. Men working outside the tents. They manufacture bamboo containers to supply food and other supplies. A U.S. Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota takes off. The airplane in flight overhead. Interior of the airplane. Men dropping supplies with the help of parachutes.
Production of a tug truck in India during World War II. A man working near the truck. A jeep motor is installed in the back portion of the truck. A man working on the motor. The motor of the truck working. A generator is installed below a radiator for power. Men seated in the truck driving along. A U.S. C-47 Skytrain towed by the truck.
Rescue of a ship in India during World War II. A seaplane parked at a shore. Men loading equipment in the seaplane. A ship stuck in rough seas. The seaplane in flight overhead. A line is dropped from the seaplane to the ship. The line is dropped on the ship and the ship is rescued.
The capture of Green Islands in the Solomons by U.S. troops during World War II. Tactical maneuver of bypassing some Japanese held islands and advancing to more strategic positions is explained. U.S. ships and a landing craft underway. Barrage balloons in flight overhead. A man aboard a ship looks through binoculars. Soldiers aboard a landing craft underway. Japanese aircraft flying in formation overhead. Soldiers firing anti aircraft guns from the ships and landing craft towards the aircraft. Smoke rises as the airplanes explode. The remaining Japanese airplanes withdraw. Enemy held positions are being fired at. Smoke rises in the foreground. A landing craft arrives at a shore. Soldiers aboard trucks come out of the landing craft and advance on the island. A man watching in the foreground through a camera mounted on a tripod. Aircraft flying in formation overhead. The soldiers clear an area for the construction of a runway with the help of a bulldozer. They lay dynamite in the area as they are not able to clear the area completely with the bulldozer.
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