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An American flying boat PBY Catalina carrying soldiers and correspondents in flight to Mindanao,Philippines.

The soldiers and war correspondents being transferred aboard the U.S. Navy PBY Catalina of the 2d Emergency Rescue Squadron from Motorai Island in New Guinea to Mindanao in Philippines during World War II. The PBY Catalina in flight. The coastline of an island in view. Inhabited areas in the island and rocky terrain in the island. The aircraft in flight in the sky. Two aircraft in flight. A vessel in the ocean. Few vessels in the ocean water.

Location: Pacific Theater
Date: 1944, October 20
Duration: 1 min 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675054895
United States Maritime Services Administrative Office and Training station at Avalon City.

Entrance of U.S. Maritime Services Administrative Office. Lieutenant Commander R.J.Casilli (USNR Executive Officer) and Lieutenant Commander Z.K.Fonyo (USMS Training Officer) chatting outside the office. Board sign of 'United States Maritime Service Training Station - Santa Catalina Island'. Trainees moving out for the noon muster in island villa barracks.

Location: Avalon Santa Catalina Island California USA
Date: 1944, August 29
Duration: 2 min 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675039406
Chicago Cubs get ready for the 1950 baseball season on Catalina Island, California

The Chicago Cubs run onto the field during spring training for the 1950 baseball season. Mountains and tall trees visible in background. General manager Wid Matthews and manager Frankie Frisch confer. Cubs players pose for the camera. Several players warm up throwing arms, including #17 Bob Rush and #53 Johnny Schmitz. More players pose for camera; in shot with three players, man on the left is Hank Sauer, who would win the 1952 National League MVP for the Cubs. Cubs players take practice swings, including outfielders Andy Pafko (#48) and Bill Serena (#6).

Location: Catalina Island California United States USA
Date: 1950, March 7
Duration: 44 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062756
Scenes of various atomic bomb tests conducted by America during a course of time.

Scenes of various atomic bomb tests conducted by America during a course of time. Shows the atomic bomb test in Alamogordo, New Mexico(1945). Nuclear weapons tests for shot Able and shot Baker, tested at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands as part of Operation Crossroads(1946). Close -up view of massive nuclear explosion at sea seen from shore with blast wave approaching unmanned ships near harbor and a palm tree on shore seen waving dramatically. Atomic bomb tests at the Enewetak Atoll (sometimes spelled Eniwetok or Eniewetok) In the Marshall Island as part of Operation Sandstone (1948). (World War II period).

Location: Marshall Islands
Date: 1948
Duration: 3 min 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028987
USAAF 464th Fighter Squadron crew members refuel P-47N on Ie Shima, near end of World War II

Shirtless U.S. Army Air Forces ground crew members refuel a 464th Fighter Squadron, 507th Fighter Group, P-47N airplane, on Ie Shima Island, Ryukyu Islands, preparing to attack Kyushu, in final days of World War 2. Picture of a girl and the words 'Winkie Jean' painted on the nose of the P-47.

Location: Ryukyu Islands
Date: 1945
Duration: 39 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675033360
American soldiers firing anti aircraft artillery at Japanese airplanes during the Battle of Midway during World War II.

Color footage shot under the direction of John Ford, whose film crew was stationed at Midway during the battle. Japanese aircraft flying above Midway Island as they commence attacks. U.S. Marines firing an antiaircraft machine gun. Black flak bursts in the sky. Four SB2U - 3 ‘Vindicator’ dive bombers, of Marine Corps VMSB-241, taking off from Midway Island, with single bombs slung under their bellies. They pass a B-17 parked at side of runway. Japanese planes bombing Midway. An explosion near the camera with debris flying all about. A bomb hits only yards away from the camera. A hangar hit and on fire. American airplane overhead. Another bomb burst with debris thrown everywhere. U.S. Marines trying to deal with destruction and fires. Close up as they raise the American flag on a tall flagpole. A flaming fuel tank raising black smoke with the flag flying in the midst of the destruction. A Japanese airplane in flames. A jeep driving over debris near a destroyed U.S. airplane. Marine medic with red cross armband.More bombs striking fuel storage facilities and causing huge flames and black smoke. A Japanese airplane struck by machine gun fire loses power and crashes. The wing panel of a PBY Catalina, painted to simulate a crashed Japanese aircraft, has a puddle of gasoline burning in the middle of the "meatball" insignia.

Location: Midway Island
Date: 1942, June
Duration: 3 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063019
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