Remains of United States Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress that crashed in Tinian, Northern Marianas Islands during World War 2. It was B-29 number 42-65283, nicknamed "Big Wheel," from the 9th Bomb Group, 99th Bomb Squadron. Opening scene shows remains of two engines and bent propellers from the crashed B-29. Ocean and a B-29 coming in for a landing are seen in background. Two destroyed engines and props along with partially intact empennage, are the only recognizable parts of the airplane. Aircraft debris is scattered close to the beach. Three U.S. Army Air Force personnel stand looking over the wreckage.
African American women of the Women Army Corps (WAC) sort postal mail in England. WAC changing forwarding address on the mail. Two Women Army Corps sort letters and mail. A White male removes the bag of the sorted mail while another soldier replaces it with an empty bag. (World War II period).
Soldiers stand near vehicles parked on the ground in England. They are grouped around trucks in maintenance schoolyard. View of tents. Soldiers repair the engine of a truck. (World War II period).
U.S. Army soldiers process bags of postal mail in England during World War 2. They carry mail bags on their shoulders and place them in the storage with other mail bags. African American women of the Women's Army Corps (WAC) sort the mail, placing letters in mail slots covering a long wall.
Processing of postal mail for US soldiers in World War 2. African American women soldiers of the Women's Army Corps (WAC) sort mail in front of a wall of mail slots. A woman soldier tosses a bundle of mail into a canvas mail bag nearby and she smiles. In next scene, male soldiers unload postal mail from a truck in England. Three soldiers unload the bags of mail from the truck and take them inside a storage or processing area. They load the truck with re-addressed sacks of mails. The truck moves out.
Group of Women's Army Corps (WAC) personnel work at their desks in England during World War 2. The African American women WAC staff sort postal mail. They stamp the mail and re-address the mail.
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