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USAAF B-29 Superfortress bombers drop bombs over industrial targets in Tokyo, Japan during World War II.

Bombings in Tokyo, Japan during World War II. A bomb truck backs up to a United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber at an airfield on Saipan, Mariana Islands during the preparations for Tokyo bombing. A soldier writes 'Only the Beginning' on a bomb. The soldier wheeling a bomb cart to the underside of the aircraft. An airman on the top of the aircraft. A Commandant briefing the members of the 21st Bombing Command. Mission leader United States Air Force Brigadier General Emmett O'Donnell and Commanding General of 21st Bombing Command Brigadier General Haywood Hansell, Jr., look at a document and discuss on the airfield. USAAF pilot Robert Morgan, who piloted B-29 Dauntless Dotty, with another crew member. The men beside the B-29 Dauntless Dotty which would lead the team. B-29s lined up on a runway. B-29 Dauntless Dotty takes off. Several men on the airfield watch. A man beside a camera mounted on a tripod takes pictures. The B-29s take off one after the other. They head towards Tokyo. A map shows the flight path from Saipan island to Tokyo, Japan over the Pacific Ocean. Aerial view of Tokyo. The B-29s drop bombs over target areas. Explosions occur in the bombed areas. The B-29s drop more bombs over industrial targets. Explosions occur. The B-29s head back to Saipan after the bombardment. U.S. Army tents in Saipan. Japanese aircraft drop bombs over an airfield in Saipan. Thick clouds of smoke rise from the bombed areas. Wrecked B-29s in view. Flames and smoke rising from the bombed areas. Wreckage of the Japanese aircraft shot down in the raid. Men extinguishing fire. A B-29 taking off from the airfield.

Date: 1944, November
Duration: 4 min 22 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069986
Sixth United States Army troops attend the burial ceremony of a war photographer on Leyte, Philippines during World War II.

Sixth United States Army troops on Leyte island in the Philippines during World War II. Sixth United States Army tanks followed by troops move on the island. A U.S. soldier helping a wounded soldier. The soldiers in a wooded region. The soldiers taking the body of a dead U.S. war photographer from an army jeep and laying the body on the ground. The soldiers attending a military ceremony during which the photographer is buried at the place where he died. The soldiers stand with their heads bowed. People in Tacloban City receive clothing and supplies from the United States. Children seated on a bench. A signboard on a building reads 'First Aid Clinic, Public Dispensary'. Clothes are distributed to the people. A small child is made to wear new clothing. A girl wearing a new dress. View of the people seated. The girl smiles and poses.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069987
A U.S. Army aircraft on an airfield during an experiment of a rescue operation for stranded airmen in the United States.

Testing of an aircraft rescue operation in the United States. Several airmen on an airfield during an experiment of an aircraft rescue operation for stranded airmen. A U.S. Army aircraft airlifts a sack from an airfield while in flight. A sheep being harnessed by a few men for a live test. The tied up sheep on the ground beside a small fence on the airfield. The U.S. Army aircraft in a low flight airlifts the sheep and flies away. The aircraft parked on the airfield with its door open. A few men take the safe sheep out from the aircraft and untie the ropes around it. A few men tying a pilot for a human rescue experiment. The man placed on the airfield beside a small fence. The aircraft in low flight airlifts the man. The aircraft in flight with the man hanging in a sling. The man is pulled into the aircraft. The aircraft lands on the airfield and the rescued man gets off the aircraft.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069988
USAAF General Henry Arnold briefs a B-29 combat crew on Saipan, Mariana Islands before a mission to Tokyo, Japan.

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'.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069994
USAAF B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers drop bombs over target areas in Tokyo, Japan during World War II.

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.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069995
Target areas are bombed by United States aircraft and smoke rises in Tokyo, Japan during World War II.

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.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675069996