U.S. Marine Corps F4U aircraft of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing are seen along with U.S. Army Air Forces P-38 in flight over Southern Okinawa, during World War 2. Numerous scenes of the aircraft attacking Japanese positions with napalm bombs. Balls of fire erupting and smoke rising from the hills. Formation of Corsairs returning from the mission.
U.S. F4U-1D and F4U-4 Corsairs from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing operating against targets on Okinawa during World War 2. They can be seen taxing and taking off with belly tanks underneath. Pilots and airmen stand near a plane. Injured flier being removed from TBM Avenger aircraft and carried to ambulance on a stretcher. F4U Corsairs are seen returning to land. Some land and several go around to space for landing. A TBM Avenger goes around during the landing activity.
C-47 Skytrain aircraft in flight over water en route from Angaur to Leyte, Philippines. Aerial view of airstrips, ships offshore. Number of C-47 Skytrain fly in formation. (World War II period)
Group of United States Navy sailors seated inside the Combat Information Center (CIC) aboard the USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7) during World War 2, during operations nears Peleliu, Palau in the Pacific. U.S. Navy sailors wearing headphones type dispatches on typewriters. They are lined up on either side of the Operations Room. Officers and sailors in the center of the room at a table process paperwork. Two sailors plot information on a radar plotting board.
U.S. Marine Corps forces landing at Tarawa during World War II. United Sates Navy Carrier fighters F6F Hellcats headed for landing in the Tarawa Islet a Japanese base. Scenes of Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) ferrying U.S. Marines to the beach. View from inside LVT of Marines preparing for beach landing. Views from moving LVT of many other landing craft on their way to beach during Battle of Tarawa.
U.S. Marines Corps soldiers crawling on beach at Tarawa during World War II. Landing Ship Tank (LST) on shore and smoke at a distance are seen. Marines following a low wire on the beach. U.S. Navy Destroyer (DD) firing. Marines taking position and advancing during Battle of Tarawa.
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