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B-29 Superfortress aircraft of the U.S. 314th and 73rd Bomb Wings during World War II

Aerial views of B-29 Superfortress of the 314th Bomb Wing, displaying the Square P tail code of the 39th Bomb Group. It is in flight and flying around the coast of Guam, Marianas Islands, during World War 2. In the far distance, a B-29 is seen taking off from North Field, Guam airstrip. In separate sequence, a B-29 from the the 73rd Bomb Wing, displaying Plain T tail code of the 498th Bomb Group, lands at Isley Field, Saipan, and taxis behind a follow-me jeep. B-29 of the 497th Bomb Group, with tail code Plain A, seen parked on the field.

Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 22 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675067206
United States Marines and the 2nd Tank Battalion advance forward on Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II.

U.S. forces battle against the Japanese on Saipan island, Mariana Islands during World War II. Animated map shows territories occupied by U.S. forces. A map shows United States air strikes on Saipan and Tinian Island. Aircraft drop bombs on the islands resulting in smoke and explosions. A Japanese cave. Marines advance on a field with rifles in hand. A map depicts Japanese sniper attacks. The 2nd Tank Battalion advances.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 49 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064894
U.S. forces plan airbase construction after the battle of Saipan during World War II

America forces begin preparing Saipan as an advance base in the Pacific campaign against Japan in World War 2. Japanese military prisoners as well as civilian women and children are seated on the ground, shaded by a tree on a coastal plain in Saipan. American officers review a map laid out on the hood of a jeep. They converse in a group as they stand near a rudimentary small gauge railroad track in the sand. Sheer cliffs are close behind them and the ocean is nearby. A jeep is seen parked and another moves along a bumpy path. Officers and soldiers stand on and near the small gauge rail line. Several jeeps are parked. Camera pans over sheer cliffs behind. (Some contain openings that housed Japanese fortifications.) Camera pans over wide flat area where the Japanese were building an airfield near Marpi Point on the northern end of the island of Saipan. Construction materials cover the area and several jeeps travel through it. Final scene shows more Japanese civilians in a group where several American soldiers are attending to their needs.

Date: 1944, July
Duration: 1 min 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675050875
Animated map shows the location of Saipan and the geographical details of the Mariana Islands.

The film 'The Marianas Operation Phase I, Saipan' shows the location of the Mariana Islands through an animated map. Animation shows geographical details of Saipan. It shows its dry and wet seasons. Fringing and barrier reef on the Western Coast. A harbor at a wharf. The map shows the location of a boat yard.

Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 16 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064867
Animation shows U.S. aircraft bombing Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II.

Animated map shows Saipan in the Marian Islands. Animation shows U.S. forces acquiring the island from the Japanese during World War II. Pictures of American ships approaching the island. Marines aboard a ship look at maps. Animation shows United States aircraft bombing Saipan island.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064874
B-29 bomber lands on a cloudy day at Isley Field base of U.S. Army Air Force at Saipan in Mariana Islands, during WWII.

B-29 bombers arrive at Saipan in Mariana Islands during World War II. B-29 bomber aircrafts of the 11th Commanding Unit of the United States Army Air Force land at landing strip of their base at Isley Field in Saipan. B-29 bomber makes a landing contact with the landing strip on a cloudy day. Clouds in the sky of Saipan are visible.

Date: 1944, October 12
Duration: 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675036183