United States Army Air Force air operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Aerial view of a bombed town, aerodrome, and surrounding fields. Thick gray clouds of smoke rise from bomb sites. Very low flying views facing out rear of aircraft as it flies over rice fields, buildings, coconut trees and roads. The aircraft slightly tilts as it flies over a hill. The aircraft drops bombs over a small village.
United States Army Air Force aircraft flying over an airfield as seen from the ground during World War II. Groups of aircraft flies away. A Boeing B-29 Superfortress with “A” marking lands at the airfield. The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes a landing near parked fighters. Jeeps drive near the B-29 Superfortress after its landing. Air Force personnel surround the B-29 Superfortress. A Boeing B-29 Superfortress taxiing from the runway.
Military vehicles and aircraft on the runway of an airfield shortly after the end of World War II. United States Army Air Force personnel walk around the vehicles. View of 45th AAF Combat Record board and a machine gun in front of it. Tents are seen behind the board on the beach. Ships are seen sailing off the coast from afar. A man walks towards a jeep. Camera pans showing an airfield. Some tents and vehicles are seen from a distance. Men crowd near a Red Cross truck. Some men are sitting on the ground. M3 half-tracks and trucks are parked near a tent. Bulldozers on the move at a construction site. A crane is seen operating near a mound. A Boeing B-29 Superfortress flying as seen from the ground.
A United States Army Air Force pilot sits in cockpit. Rear projection simulates clouds from outside as seen from the pilot’s window.
A group of United States Army Air Force aircraft in flight. The group of aircraft are seen flying over white clouds in the sky. A Boeing B-29 Superfortress flying as seen from another aircraft in flight. An “X” marking bears the empennage of the flying Boeing B-29 Superfortress. A pair of Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers in flight. Both aircraft bears “A” on the empennage. A thick cloud forms over a bomb site as a group of bombers fly away. Boeing B-29 Superfortress dropping bombs over target, flying over a town. Bombs are dropped over a coast. Thick cloud of smoke from bomb sites obscures aerial view.
A group of United States Army Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber planes in flight over the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A pilot holding the yoke inside the bomber cockpit. Another crewman sits in the cockpit. The view inside the cockpit of a B-29 Superfortress during a flight. B-29 Superfortress bombers flying over the Pacific Ocean as seen from an aircraft above. Crewmen relaxing in flight. A crewman smoking a cigarette looking out through window of the bomber airplane. Navigator taking down notes. Crewmen at work. They check their equipment during the flight. Crewmen such as the bombardier, pilot, co-pilot, and flight engineer assuming their positions. Right gunner touches some switches or buttons on the switchboard before turning to man the gun. B-29 upper gunner sits in raised position known as the “Barber chair” and viewing dome. Bomber formation head toward Japan. Gunner aims at Japanese fighters. Japanese fighters attacking formation of B-29 bombers. B-29 bomber machine gun turns and fires at Japanese fighter planes. A Japanese plane catches fire from machine gun strafing. A crewman uses binoculars in cockpit.
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