Setting: North Field, Tinian Island in Mariana Islands, South Pacific, almost a week after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima Japan, August 8, 1945, during World War II. Public Relations Officer, Major John F. Moynahan (not seen) is interviewing members of the Crew of the B-29, Enola Gay, from which the bomb was dropped. Here he interviews Captain William Sterling "Deke" Parsons of the U.S. Navy who was weaponeer aboard the Enola Gay, during the mission. and who now serves as Scientific Head of the Atomic Bomb Project in the Pacific Theater. Captain Parsons describes the events of the mission from their early morning departure through the actual bombing. He notes that the actual bombing went smoother than earlier practice missions.
Atomic bombing mission in Japan by the United States Army Air Force, during World War II. U.S. military base in North Field, Tinian Island in Mariana Islands, South Pacific. Captain Theodore J. Van Kirk, the navigator of 'Enola Gay' (B-29 which dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima) is asked about his experience, by Public Affairs Officer, Major John F. Moynahan (seen only from the back at very end of clip). Captain Van Kirk stands in front of Enola Gay and states his belief that the new bomb they carried would be a great help in shortening the war.
U.S. military base in North Field, Tinian Island in Marianas Islands, South Pacific. 'Enola Gay' the B-29 bomber that dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, parked on the ramp. The fuselage of Enola Gay. Name Enola Gay painted on its nose. (World War II period).
Coverage of kidnapping of 10 year old boy Charles Mattson, kidnapped from his house in Tacoma, Washington. Policemen and social security guards place the body of Charles Mattson in an ambulance. Snow covered field of bushes and stumps where the body was found, in Snohomish County, approximately four-and-a-half miles south of Everett. A house nearby the site. Gordon Morrow, the 19 year old who discovered the body of Mattson. The place where the body was found in the snow, about 150 feet west of the Edmonds-Beverly Park Road. Camera men taking pictures. Anxious crowd and investigators surround the area. Cars along the snowy road. Foot prints of the murderer.
Crowds of delegates and citizens gathered in Philadelphia for the closing, nomination acceptance speech of the Democratic National Convention during the 1936 presidential campaign. Spotlights sweep across the gathered crowd listening to the speakers including United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, running for his second term. President Roosevelt accepts his nomination at Franklin Field (South 33rd and Spruce Streets Philadelphia, PA 19104).
Assembled Democratic representatives from all states of United States along with a capacity crowd in Philadelphia for the close of the Democratic National Convention. Crowds of Democratic supporters in Franklin Field (South 33rd and Spruce Streets Philadelphia, PA 19104). Posters of President Roosevelt, Vice-President Garner, and other democratic leaders on the stage. Daytime and evening views of the gathering crowd and views of the podium area from a distance.
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