A B-29 combat crew is briefed on Saipan island, Mariana Islands during World War 2. Several aircraft parked on an airfield. Few baggages in front of an aircraft. United States Army Air Force Generals Henry H Arnold and Lauris Norstad and another officers walking up to B-29 crew standing on the airfield. General Norstad introduces General Henry Arnold to the combat crew of B-29 Superfortress and the commandants who are on their way to Tokyo, Japan after joining the 21st Bomber Command. General Henry Arnold shakes hands with the commandants. The crew standing in a row beside a USAAF heavy bomber B-29 Super Fortress. General Arnold briefs the crew. The General says the 21st Bomber Command has been operating out of China and the crew has the best of the aircraft which could carry the heaviest of loads. The General tells the crew that the message which is to be conveyed to Japan, is to be written on bombs. A few members of the crew wheel a cart loaded with bombs beside the aircraft. One of the crew members writes a message on a bomb as the General dictates. The Generals, the commandants and the crew members beside the cart of the bombs. The General wishes the crew good luck and shakes hands with the commandants. The message on the bomb for the enemy reads 'To the Warlords of Japan, We have not forgotten - The B-29s will remind you again and again and again'.
Tokyo bombings during World War II. A map shows a flight path from Saipan island, Mariana Islands to Tokyo, Japan. Several United States Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers in flight on their way to Tokyo. Aerial view of buildings in Tokyo. A B-29 drops bombs over target areas in the city. Aerial view of the city shows explosions occurring and smoke rising. The B-29s in flight. View of the sun on the horizon.
Tokyo bombings during World War II. Flames rise from a target area in Tokyo, Japan after bombings by U.S. aircraft. A truck on fire. A burning aircraft. A field with a few trees. Thick smoke rises into the air in the background. Smoke rising from bombed areas. A road in view. Smoke rising from areas on one side of the road. A burning aircraft on an airstrip and thick black smoke rising into the air. Parts of the aflame aircraft strewn on the airstrip.
Corsica Harbor in France. Several boats at the harbor. Buildings along the side of the harbor. A car on a road beside the harbor. A sunken ship in the harbor. A cargo ship. A bridge over a river. Two children swimming under an aqueduct of the bridge get out of the water and run away. A man seated on a donkey. A small baggage kept on the donkey.
People in Corsican port city in France. Views of Corsica Harbor. Buildings along the harbor. Several boats in the harbor. Small children jump into water and swim. Aerial view of the buildings. A coastline in view. A waterfall into a small stream lined by rocks. View of a graveyard. Grave markers on the graves. Buildings along the side of a road. A woman carries a bundle of firewood. A man and a boy moving on a countryside road on donkeys. The man is smiling. Buildings in the background.
Scenic views of Corsica, France. A street in the city. A girl sitting by a window of a building. View of the city in the background. A man and a woman talking. A girl opens a wooden gate. The view of the buildings in the city through the gate. A woman and a girl seated on the ground beside trees talk. A scenic view of fields and buildings in the background. A man walking on a road. Trees lining the road. A man moving on a road seated on a burro. The road lined by a wire fence on one side. Trees on the other side of the road.
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