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A formation of P-47 aircraft and other aircraft over water in the Mariana Islands.

United States Army Air Force P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft in the Mariana Islands during World War II. P-47 Thunderbolts in formation over water. Pilots in the cockpits of the aircraft in flight. Aerial view of the islands and the target area. Aerial view of the formation of aircraft. A rugged terrain.

Date: 1945, September 13
Duration: 3 min 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675067210
USS Bluegill (SS-242) reconnoiters and shells Pratas Island in the Pacific during World War II

Pratas Island in the Pacific Ocean, as seen from the deck of surfaced U.S. submarine, the USS Bluegill (SS-242) during World War 2. Barrel of deck gun seen. Japanese radio towers seen faintly in distance on the island. The boat shakes as its deck gun fires toward the radio towers. The Bluegill seen from another boat as she sits partially surfaced with small waves breaking over her deck. she submerges and then surfaces again. Huge explosions occur as demolition charges detonate destroying Japanese installations ashore. Dense smoke fills the area. A crew member stands on deck of the Bluegill, firing a rifle toward the shore.

Date: 1945, May 28
Duration: 2 min 39 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675075186
U.S. Navy Commander Ashworth, crew member on B-29 that dropped atomic bomb on Nagasaki, interviewed at Tinian, Marianas Islands

Setting: North Field, Tinian,in Mariana Islands. Public Affairs Officer Major John F. Moynahan interviews Commander Frederick L. Ashworth of the U.S. Navy, who was the weaponeer on the B-29 called Bockscar (sometimes "Bock's Car") that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan during World War II. He expressed initial concerns about not being able to bomb their primary target and having, instead, to proceed to their secondary target, Nagasaki.

Date: 1945, August 14
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675036279
Remains of crashed B-29 at crash site on Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands in World War II

Remains of United States Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress that crashed in Tinian, Northern Marianas Islands during World War 2. It was B-29 number 42-65283, nicknamed "Big Wheel," from the 9th Bomb Group, 99th Bomb Squadron. Opening scene shows remains of two engines and bent propellers from the crashed B-29. Ocean and a B-29 coming in for a landing are seen in background. Two destroyed engines and props along with partially intact empennage, are the only recognizable parts of the airplane. Aircraft debris is scattered close to the beach. Three U.S. Army Air Force personnel stand looking over the wreckage.

Date: 1945, March 31
Duration: 1 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675045367
General Spaatz decorates Sergeant Klabo with Legion of Merit award in Tinian, Mariana Island during World War II.

General Carl Spaatz in Tinian, Mariana Island during World War 2. A Military Police officer salutes as a jeep arrives. U.S. Army officers step from the jeep. Four officers stand under a tree. A U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) B-29 aircraft with a sign on the fuselage that reads ' Goin Jessie. ' General Carl Spaatz , USAAF Chief of Staff, pins a Legion of Merit medal on Master Sergeant Einar (Curly) Klabo. Klabo salutes the General. Crew men lift Klabo on their shoulders. ( Note: "Goin Jessie" flew 50 combat missions with the 9th Bomb Group, 5th Squadron, while M/Sgt Klabo was her crew chief. She never had an abort.)

Date: 1945, August 6
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059565
U.S. Naval warships operating and bombarding Corregidor Island during World War II

A U.S. Vought OS2U Kingfisher scout plane flies low over the water near Corregidor Island, during World War 2. View of sailor standing next to a Kinfisher plane, on deck, with a destroyer in camouflage underway, in near background. Smoke rising over Corregidor Island, from Navy bombardment. Pilot climbing aboard a Kingfisher scout plane. Sailor gives launch signal, with a flag, and the plane is catapulted. Another scout plane is launched from number 2 catapult. A Kingfisher in flight. View of Corregidor from shipboard. A destroyer bombarding the island closein. Crew members in steel helmets and face and eye protection, at a gun station. Officers on bridge of cruiser, observing through binoculars. A Cleveland Class, single stack, light cruiser. Officers on bridge of the camera cruiser. Two destroyers underway. Sailors in an antiaircraft gun position. A Brooklyn Class light cruiser.

Date: 1945, February 13
Duration: 2 min 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675053295