The Canol Project in Fairbanks, Alaska during World War II. Workers lay a pipeline along a highway. They weld the pipeline. A fleet of airplanes flies overhead. The workers work on a dirt road with bulldozers and tractors. Trucks dump dirt along the roadway and graders level the road.
The Canol Project in Fairbanks, Alaska during World War II. Workers work on a dirt road with bulldozers and tractors. Engineers work with instruments. Trucks dump dirt along the roadway and graders level the road. A number of trucks move on the dirt road.
August 1943: Animated map depicts Allied ground advances, 5th AAF air fleet stations, Japanese opposition base at Rabaul as well as Japanese positions and network in Papua New Guinea. Map depicting strategic Japanese positions of Wewak and Boram. 5th AAF soldiers decide to raid the two posts. 17 August 1943: USAAF B-25 Mitchell bombers and P-38 Lightning fighters attack the Japanese post of Wewak. Heavy bombardment by the American bombers. Smoke and explosion from the bombardment. Aerial view of the Japanese airplanes parked on the airstrip. 20 August 1943: USAAF B-24 Liberatoor bombers and P-38 Lightning fighters attack the Japanese position at Boram. Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service Mitsubishi Zeros attack the B-24s, P-38s intervene. Bombs dropped on the target. Smoke and explosion from the bombardment. (World War II period).
An organizational chart headed as "CINCAL, Commander in Chief, Alaska". Written below is USARAL (US Army in Alaska), U.S. Navy, Alaskan Sea Frontier and the AAC (Alaskan Air Command).
Group of pamphlets on table in Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. An airman look at pamphlet titled "ASSIGNMENT ALASKA".
Group of magazines on table at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. A man picks up magazine headed "Assignment Alaska". He opens the magazine.
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