Allied troops at the Kokoda front, New guinea during World War 2. Aerial views of the mountainous country side. U.S. Army air Forces C-53 aircraft in flight. Natives look skywards towards the plane in flight. Aircraft drop supplies as a parachute descends. Australian soldiers on a field.
U.S. Army Air Forces begin operations on Saipan after its capture from the Japanese during World War 2. Japanese Zero fighter planes parked in a jumble on Saipan, after its capture by American forces in 1944. American soldiers are seen walking about and U.S. Army engineers are repairing the field for use. The first American P-47 to arrive, after Saipan is secured, lands on the airfield. Its pilot, Major Henry E. McAfee, Commander of the 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group, poses by his P-47 named "Jeanie." At another area of Saipan, U.S. Marines administer medical aid, including blood plasma, to a wounded comrade. A P-61 of the 6th Night Fighter Squadron lands on the field. Aerial views of Saipan, showing destroyed structures and buildings.
USS Intrepid (CV-11) aircraft carrier underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A battleship and an aircraft carrier fire anti aircraft guns. Flak bursts in the air. Smoke column rises from the aircraft carrier after hit by a Japanese kamikaze. Wreckage of Japanese plane burns on the deck of USS Intrepid. Some is not visible as the planes engine and part of its fuselage penetrated the Intrepid's deck. U.S. Navy crew spray water on the fire with hoses. 8 U.S. Navy sailors were killed and 21 were wounded in the attack.
Flight deck activities aboard a United States aircraft carrier underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. 20 mm guns aboard an aircraft carrier being fired from the gun gallery. An air carrier on horizon as it fires. A covered motor launch comes alongside. U.S. Navy F6F, F4U and TBF warm up as they taxi along the flight deck. Aircraft take off. An aircraft lands on the flight deck.
Troops and sailors lining the the decks and rails of a U.S. Navy transport ship in the Pacific at start of naval bombardment campaign agaist Iwo Jima in World War 2. A collection of nautical flags displayed on the ship. Antiaircraft gun position at top of ship. Formations of U.S. Army Air Force aircraft overhead headed toward Iwo Jima. Deck area covered in gunpowder storage containers (each holding 3 bags of powder for 8-inch guns). Sailors offloading the gunpowder storage tanks by means of a slide from the ship. A triple battery of 8-inch naval guns firing at Iwo Jima.
A U.S. C-54 transport aircraft approaching Honolulu to land, with faint rainbow visible behind it. The aircraft lands and taxis in with outboard engines shut down, to the Military Air Transport Terminal on the airfield. An anchor and four stars on field of blue are displayed below the pilot's window. The aircraft parks and sailors quickly form an honor guard as the cabin door opens. Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal, wearing a tropical pith helmet, steps from the airplane and is greeted by Rear Admiral John Towers and other officers. Secretary Forrestal is accompanied by Admiral Towers across the tarmac to a waiting car. He stops briefly to converse with Vice Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner, before he and Admiral Towers enter the car.
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