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U.S. Forces capture Japanese held Munda in the Solomon Islands.

U.S. Forces capture Japanese held Munda in the Solomon Islands. U.S. landing force in boats striking at Munda. Enemy planes try to stop the U.S. Marine troops. Marine advance towards coast. Marines get away from the boats. Tanks moving on to island from landing barge. Marines fire rifles amidst enemy fire. U.S. Marines dig to bury dead soldiers. Bombing by planes. Mortars and machine guns fired. Scenes of wrecked tanks. (World War II period).

Location: Munda New Georgia Solomon Islands
Date: 1943, August
Duration: 2 min 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675034902
U.S. 13th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers drop bombs over Japanese installations in Rekata Island during World War II.

U.S. Army Air Force aircraft attack enemy installations on Rekata Island, Solomon Islands during World War II. U.S. 13th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers drop bombs over Japanese installations on Rekata Island. Smoke billows up from the explosions.

Location: Rekata Island Solomon Islands
Date: 1943
Duration: 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060501
USAAF airplanes flying over target area and engage in dogfights with Japanese zeros in the Ballale Islands during World War II.

The bombing of Ballale Island in Solomon island by the U.S. aircraft during Pacific campaign in World War II. United States Army Air Froce B-24 Liberators and other airplanes in flight. Airplanes fly in formation over the target area. Aerial view of the Ballale Islands. The airplanes drop bombs over the target area. Smoke from explosions. Also, bombing of Buin Airfield (Kahili) Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero in flight. USAAF P-39 Airacobra crashes. Dogfights of the airplanes and view as an airplane that is hit descends and crashes in water.

Location: Ballale Island Solomon Islands
Date: 1943, October 18
Duration: 1 min 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675063013
Battle off Empress Augusta Bay, during World War 2.

Night engagement off Empress Augusta Bay, during World War 2. Documents describing U.S. forces engaged in the battle. View of the Augusta Bay at dawn. Animation on screen shows the Guadalcanal naval battles and the attacks on Solomon Islands and Bougainville Island. A diagram depicts the movement of U.S. Navy Task Force 39 from Empress Augusta Bay to Shortland Island and diverting towards Treasury Island. Fleet of ships en route. United States B-24 Bomber in flight. Diagram shows the route of Japanese Forces and the United States Task Force 39. Fleet of Japanese ships on the way.

Location: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1943, November 1
Duration: 5 min 58 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022399
U.S. aircraft bombard Japanese positions and vessels in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

U.S. Army Air Forces aircraft bombard Japanese positions in the Pacific Theater during World War II. A map of the area. U.S. Army Air Force B-24 Liberator aircraft in flight over islands in the Pacific. The aircraft fly in formation. A Japanese cruiser underway at sea. The cruiser being bombed. A gun sight aiming point view of the cruiser being strafed. Explosions occur at sea. Enemy barges being attacked by the aircraft. Smoke rises at sea. U.S. aircraft bomb Munda Airfield. Smoke rises from the shoreline of the Munda island. Bombs being released over Bismarck Islands and the Solomon Islands. Bombs impact and columns of smoke rise.

Location: Pacific Theater
Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 58 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066601
4U Corsair, F6F Hellcat and Douglas R4D planes at Vella Lavella field, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, during World War II

Two ground crew riding on wing tips of F4U Corsair as plane taxis after landing at Vella Lavella field, near New Georgia, Solomon Islands, during World War 2. Four F4U Corsairs seen, including serial numbers 17455 and 17722 of VMF-214 "Black Sheep". One plane taxiing behind another. Mountains seen in background. F4U Corsair takes-off. F6F Hellcat warplane in background. Crew chief standing on wing of F4U Corsair. F4U Corsair taxiing on the strip. First F4U Corsair takes-off. F4U Corsair making a low pass over field. F6F Hellcat taxiing and taking off. Two F6F Hellcats seen. Douglas R4D taxiing.

Location: New Georgia Solomon Islands
Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675040873
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