Japanese film depicts Japanese Navy two-man midget submarine crew members below decks of a Japanese warship before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Japanese crew writing message (farewell message?) with brush. Various food articles and liquor bottles on the table that are provisions for the mini submarine crew members. Group of Japanese officers bows at a shrine before they go on the deck. Message from the Captain written on blackboard in Japanese (translates to: Our Nation's Destiny, Victory or Defeat, Rests on This Battle, Give it Everything You Have." The Japanese Zebra flag hoisted on the deck, indicating preparation for battle.
Scenes from a Japanese war-time film about the World War II attack on Pearl Harbor. Dramatized scenes of fleet of five type A Ko-hyoteki-class submarines, two-man mini or midget submarines advancing. Shows the midget submarine conning towers above surface, and then underwater scenes of the midget submarines advancing and evading mines protecting Pearl Harbor area. Formation of Japanese Nakajima B5N1 aircraft flying in the sky, advancing for attack on Pearl Harbor.
U.S. Navy peace-time operations following World War II. U.S. Navy TBM Avenger aircraft parked at the airfield. The aircraft revved up and ready to take off. The aircraft flying in formation. Aerial view of the ground. The aircraft in flight over clouds.
Diagram shows pattern of air currents that carried Japanese paper balloon fire bombs from Japan to America's West Coast, during World War II. The paper bomb balloon or fire balloon unit consists of the paper gas sac and an automatic balancing and firing control device. United States Navy personnel inspects the balloon as it descends to the ground. He looks at the paper bags filled with sand which provide balance and the central payload,incendiary and bombs. He holds paper material and inspects its strength. The balloon is filled with hydrogen gas. Pressure is exerted by a rubber ring. United States Navy personnel demonstrates the various parts: demolition block,aneroid switches,jacks,blow out plugs,incendiaries and central payload. He demonstrates the balancing mechanism: Balance bags,payloads and incendiaries are suspended by T-hooks switched between the blow out plugs on the balancing ring. A man unhooks the T-hook and releases balance bags.
Demonstration of the Japanese Paper Balloon Bomb or fire balloon used to attempt attack on North America during World War II. United States Navy personnel demonstrates connections of the blow out plugs in a Japanese paper balloon or fire balloon . Animation depicts: rise up and descend of the balloon in air as the blow out plugs are released and plugged in. Personnel explains the diagram showing bomb mechanism of battery, starter fuse, blowout switch, fuse leads, blow out plugs and aneroid.
U.S. Carrier Group CVG-82, aboard the USS Bennington (CV-20) during World War 2. Marine Corps F4U Corsair aircraft of VMF-112 (Wolfpack) and Navy F6F Hellcat aircraft of VF-82 (Fighting Fools) taking off from the USS Bennington. The Carrier's "Pine Tree" symbol is visible on the tails and upper right wings of the aircraft.
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