Views of shells being fired by Allied warships at the coast of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War 2. Explosions occur at the coast of Iwo Jima as the shells strike the island. A twin Bofors 40mm gun being fired from a warship. Fire and billows of smoke rising from the coastline. A crew loads a 3 inch-50 caliber fixed round into a gun aboard a warship. The round is then fired.
American air attack on Japanese cities during World War II. A U.S. Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress aircraft in flight as it drops bombs over an airplane factory in Nagasaki. Bombs impact and billows of smoke rise up. A map depicts the air strike on Tokyo by U.S. aircraft that took off from Saipan, Mariana Islands. During an American air attack on Iwo Jima, Japan U.S. Army Air Force P-51 Mustangs shoot down Japanese aircraft. A Japanese airplane descends as smoke rises. B-29 aircraft in formation flight as bombs are being dropped and smoke rises. A damaged B-29 comes in for landing at an air base. The damaged B-29 aircraft. U.S. Army Air Force aircraft lined up at an air field.
USS Intrepid aircraft carrier underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A sailor examines a hole on the deck of the aircraft carrier made by Japanese aircraft. Flight deck of the aircraft carrier. An island in the background and foam on the deck in the foreground.
USS Yorktown (CV-10), also called the "Fighting Lady," underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War 2. Captain J. J. "Jocko" Clark conferring with Commander James H. Flatley, Jr. aboard the Yorktown. The officers examine and discuss the map of an airfield on a Japanese-held island in the Pacific. Rear Admiral (2-star) Charles A. Pownall, seated, examine the map and aerial photographs. Close-up view of Rear Admiral Charles A. Pownall.
Aerial views of the United States invasion convoy as it bombards Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. Many waves of landing crafts underway towards the beach of Iwo Jima, Japan. Island smoking as it is being bombarded. Destroyers and a heavy cruiser bombard the coast.
United States invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. Gun emplacement on Workman island. A Field howitzer being fired from the gun pit. A Marine fuses a howitzer shell. Gun being fired and smoke rises. A field pack of Sargent John Basilone being examined by two Marines. A Marine examines clothes of Corporal Anthony Cirello. Shells burst and smoke rises.
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