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U.S. B-29 bombers operating from Northern Marianas Islands (WW2)

Boeing B-29 Superfortress taking off from Isley Field, Saipan, during World War Two. View of Pilot at controls. View from nose of aircraft as it flies very low over ships in the water. Crew members in flight gear plus life vests (also known as Mae West jackets) are sweating from tropical heat at low altitude. B-29s moving as they taxi to line up for takeoff. A Curtiss C-46 Commando flies overhead. Seen are B-29s of Saipan-based 73rd Bomb Wing's 497th Bomb Group (Tail Code "A"), 499th Bomb Group (Tail Code "V") and 500th Bomb Group (Tail Code "Z"). Also seen are aircraft of the 314th Wing, stationed on Guam, including those of 39th Bomb Group (Tail Code "P") as well as B-29s of the Tinian-based 313th Wing's 9th Bomb Group (Tail Code "X") and 6th Bomb Group (Tail Code "R"). Views of the B-29s taking off. Name on one aircraft, "The Rocket," can be seen. B-29 taking off directly over camera. Ground operations and departures being controlled by a controller/dispatcher on radio telephone. Formation of B-29s overhead. Interior of a B-29 in flight, showing gunner relaxing at his position. View of crew inside B-29 bomber.

Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 37 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675034501
U.S. B-29s bombing Japan mainland from Marianas Bases during Second World War

Numerous B-29 bomber aircraft operating against Japanese targets from Northern Marianas Islands bases during World War II in the Pacific. U.S. Army Air Force bombers are seen from following units: Guam-based 314th Bomb Wing, 39th Bomb Group (Tail Code "P"), 29th Bomb Group (Tail Code "O") and 330th Bomb Group (Tail Code "K"); Tinian-based 313th Bomb Wing, 6th Bomb Group (Tail Code"R"); Saipan-based 73rd Bomb Wing, 497th Bomb Group (Tail Code "A"). Aircraft of these units are all seen taking off on missions. View from inside cockpit of a B-29 aircraft taking off. Pilot calls for and signals "gear up" to copilot. View from nose of the aircraft as it flies low over some ships. On airfield, a ground controller/dispatcher is seen on radio telephone. View aboard a B-29, during mission, as bombardier signals that he has control of the B-29. Large clusters of incendiary bombs dropping from B-29s. Bombs away views of many bombs dropping from open bomb bay doors. Explosions and flashes on ground as bombs impact Japanese enemy targets. Huge clouds of smoke rise and obscure the scene after the strikes. B-29s returning to land after the mission. View from nose as a B-29 touches down and taxis on active runway. Crew members discussing mission in front of parked B-29. Final scene is of formation of B-29s from Saipan-based 73rd Bomb Wing, 499th Bomb Group (Tail Code "T").

Date: 1945
Duration: 5 min 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675034503
A-3's in formation flight and B-3A bombs on the ground beside the marked outline of a battleship in the United States.

Army aces bomb land warship during bombing practice in the United States. U.S. Army Air Corps Curtiss Falcon A-3's in formation flight over clouds. Wing of a B-3A in the foreground. Pilot and copilot of a U.S. Army Air Corps B-3A bombers. A B-3A bombardier releases a bomb. Bombs being released. Three bombs drop from a U.S. Army Air Corps B-3A, and pass out lower frame. Bombs dropping and exploding in a large circle on the ground. A-3s in flight and clouds in the background. A B-3A bombardier release bombs. Bomb drops from a B-3A, and descends out lower frame. Bombs descend and explode on the ground beside the marked outline of a battleship. Two B-3A's in flight. Bombs falling from a B-3A and a second B-3A in the background. Bombs drop and explode in the outline of a battleship marked on the ground.

Date: 1934
Duration: 1 min 17 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045239
B-26 aircraft launched from Iwakuni, Japan, armed with bombs and machine guns attack enemy positions in Seoul, Korea.

In Iwakuni, Japan, U.S. personnel arm B-26 plane on airfield with 50 cal machine guns. Bomb is rolled to B-26 plane. Man loads bomb into bomb bay of plane. U.S. personnel get on trucks at airfield. Men board B-26 at airfield. Starboard side engine of B-26 revs up. B-26 taxis and takes off from runway. B-26 flies over coastal area. B-26 drop bombs, during Korean War. Explosions on ground near Seoul, South Korea. B-26 machine guns fired. B-26 aircraft in flight over clouds.

Date: 1950, September 6
Duration: 2 min 49 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052165
A C-123B aircraft performs low altitude maneuverability demonstration and minimum distance take off at Hagerstown, Maryland.

A report on United States Air Force C-123B assault transport aircraft performance in engineering and field assault condition test in Hagerstown, Maryland. A C-123B assembly line at Fairchild Aircraft Manufacturing Company. A man places yarn tufts on the left wing of a C-123B. The C-123B lands on a runway. Two special flight analysis cameras manned. A C-123B steep take off climb. The aircraft in flight. A low altitude fly by of C-123B over the runway. A C-123B with one prop feathered performs low altitude maneuverability demonstration over the runway. A C-123B minimum distance take off. The C-123B lands at Hangerstown plant. C-119 Flying Boxcar planes parked along runway.

Date: 1955
Duration: 4 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060008
A C-123B assault transport tested for landing on a very rough and sandy field at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

A report on United States Air Force C-123B assault transport aircraft performance in field assault condition and loading tests at various air bases in the United States. An airman sets up equipment for test at Eglin AFB in Florida. The airman standing beside a USAF truck notes down on a paper. The airman walks along a rugged field where C-123B successfully landed. Members of the crew board a C-123B. The aircraft takes off from very rough and sandy ground. A U.S. Air Force cameraman records as the aircraft takes off. The airman talks over a radio. The C-123B lands over a 50 feet obstacle. It lands successfully in an excessive nose-down altitude. A load test on a C-123B at Pope AFB in North Carolina. The cargo door of the C-123B opens up. A jeep rolls out along the ramp of the C-123B. Jeeps are driven out of the aircraft. A field ambulance being driven into the C-123B. A truck mounted crane shovel loader being loaded on the C-123B.

Date: 1955
Duration: 6 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060011