United States fleet of invasion craft sail toward the shore of Kerama Retto during World War 2. United States attack transport ships (APA) sailing toward the beach. A Japanese Shinyo-class suicide motorboat passes by a dock at slow speed. Motorboat underway circling along the beach at Kerama Retto. United States soldier opens the engine cover of a docked suicide motorboat. Soldier uses a screwdriver on Japanese suicide boat’s engine.
A United States pilot climbs out of a cockpit of a Vought F4U Corsair in Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, during Pacific warfare in World War 2. A shirtless plane captain hands over the parachute of the pilot from the cockpit. A Marine signals to an aircraft. Shirtless plane captain gives signal for an aircraft to taxi in. An arm tattoo depicting an eagle with a globe and the word “Honolulu”. Two men talking outside a bungalow. Three pilots approach the two men and they started talking.
A Grumman TBF Avenger aircraft landing on a sandy airfield in Espiritu Santo during World War 2. Douglas SBD Dauntless landing. A United States pilot signals to an aircraft taxiing away. A United States Vought F4U Corsair lands, turns to park in airfield. A Vought F4U Corsair taxiing. A man runs ahead of the Vought F4U Corsair and signals to its pilot. Rear view of a group of Vought F4U Corsairs waiting in line for take-off. Group of Vought F4U Corsair aircraft taxis and take off one by one.
United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator bombers flying low over Romanian oil refineries in Ploesti during Operation Tidal Wave (World War 2). A group of United States B-24 Liberator bombers in flight. B-24 Liberator airplane flying over farmlands and burning oil refineries. B-24 Liberator plane flies through a thick cloud of smoke. B-24 Liberator in flight. A group of B-24 Liberators flying over farms. Round hay bales on farmland.
Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bombs bound for the West Coast, USA during World War 2. A Japanese paper bomb balloon in flight. Fu-Go balloon pass by a small island as winds take the balloon toward the United States. A paper balloon bomb descending. A deflated paper balloon bomb. Animated map depicting the flight path and mechanism of the wind velocity of Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bombs to the West Coast of the United States.
A video explaining the components of a Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bomb- a weapon launched by Japan to drop bombs on the United States during World War 2. A United States Navy personnel inspects the Fu-Go paper balloon on its ballast. Paper bags and sandbags tied to the ballast of the Fu-Go balloon bomb. Payload comprises of incendiaries and anti-personnel bombs. Inflated “Type B” Fu-Go balloon made of 5 ply “washi” rice paper. United States Navy personnel lets go of holding the ballast of balloon bomb. Man unfolds a piece of rice paper. Man ripping a piece of rice paper, demonstrating the durability of the material. Fu-Go bomb inflated with hydrogen gas. Man holding the escape valve of the Fu-Go balloon bomb. Escape valve is shown as made of pressed steel and has a rubber gasket. Pressure is exerted by the rubber ring the escape valve. Spider bracket of escape valve.
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