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Men working to take out a B-17E which crashed while taking off and got stuck in a ditch in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.

A United States Army Air Forces B-17E Flying Fortress taken out from a ditch in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. The Flying Fortress named 'Galloping Gus' stuck in the ditch while taking off. Men working near the airplane to take it out. They try to lower the wheels of the airplane on a trailer bed. A bridge is made from steel mats. The airplane is towed out of the ditch.

Location: Guadalcanal Solomon Islands
Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076648
Gunners are given a training with a stream of water and a model of a Japanese aircraft in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.

A gunnery training for U.S. gunners in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. A man in the model of a turret. Other men watching the training. The gunners are trained with a powerful stream of water. A revolving scale model of a Japanese aircraft. A gunner practicing.

Location: Guadalcanal Solomon Islands
Date: 1943
Duration: 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076650
Message and information received is quickly worked upon at the Naval Weather Service Command in Guam, Mariana Islands.

A documentary on the occurrence of tropical cyclones. Men working at the Naval Weather Service Command. Weather satellites detecting the earth's surface. An insignia on a wall. Exterior of the building of the Fleet Weather Central in Guam, Mariana Islands. A man working at a machine. Other man talking over a phone. A weather reconnaissance aircraft in flight overhead. A pilot in the cockpit. Observations which were made are collected and transmitted to a weather station. Men working on data and recording it. A warning message being typed. Positions are plotted immediately on a map as a message is received. Danger area is plotted on the map. A warning bulletin is updated as more information is received.

Location: Guam Mariana Islands
Date: 1971
Duration: 4 min 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076785
U.S. forces prepare for mission to shoot down Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto on Bougainville Island in WW2 Operation Vengeance

Opening slate reads, “Sensational War Films YAMAMOTO SHOT DOWN! South Pacific”. Image of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the mastermind of the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941, in full navy regalia. Another image of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, in black navy uniform. United States soldiers riding a military jeep wave at the camera as their jeep drives in Guadalcanal Island during World War II. United States Army Air Force airmen are posing in front of a fighter for a camera. Airmen shake hands with each other. Airmen are talking to each other, with a fighter behind them. Three airmen laugh facing the camera. The camera pans to identify the airmen Lieutenant Besby Holmes, Captain Tom Lanphier and Lieutenant Rex T. Barber. A radio operator tapping out morse code on radio equipment. Japanese airmen receiving orders. A Japanese bomber with engines running. United States airmen run to their fighters. Airmen working on an engine and fueling aircraft to prepare for a mission. Airmen sitting on a bench listening to an officer pointing to a board. The officer, in sunglasses, points to a map titled “Target for Today”. Closeup of map, “Target for Today.” United States soldier smokes a cigarette.

Location: Guadalcanal Solomon Islands
Date: 1943, April 18
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078972
United States 81st Infantry Division troops set off explosives and burn Japanese foxholes in Angaur, Palau Islands (WW2)

Animated map shows arrow pointing to Blue Beach on Angaur Island during World War II. United States soldiers, probably with the 321st regiment, 81st Infantry Division, hunker down on the beach. Burned trees and debris on the ground. A soldier tucks in his shirt. Soldiers advance slowly, with one of them using a flamethrower to burn a Japanese position. A fighter flies over an advancing amphibious tracked vehicle. Aerial view showing landing craft at Red Beach. Demolition teams carry satchel charges to Japanese foxholes. Explosion of satchel charge. Sign hanging reads “CIC” (Combat Intelligence Center). Soldiers waiting for Japanese soldiers to come out of hole. Soldiers shooting at Japanese positions with machine guns and flamethrowers at the same time. Smoke rises from the body of a dead Japanese soldier.

Location: Angaur Palau Islands
Date: 1944, September
Duration: 1 min 56 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080162
United States Army Air Force bombers dropping bombs over Rock Islands, Koror, Palau (WW2)

Aerial view of a mountain and clouds in Koror, Palau during a United States bombing mission in World War II. United States Army bomber aircraft dropping bombs over Japanese positions at Rock Islands (Chelbacheb) in Koror, Palau, in the Pacific Theater. Aerial view shows Koror airfield, coasts, and roads.

Location: Angaur Palau Islands
Date: 1945, November 11
Duration: 2 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080436
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