Two jeeps stop in front of Parkway House, Red Cross Club. Men getting out and enter the club. Sign reads "Parkway House, Sponsored by Red Cross". Men signing for billiard game at the reception desk. A girl signs the men in. Men playing billiards.
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. Brigadier General Thomas F. Farrell, Deputy Commander, Atom Bomb Project thanks all people who contributed in the manufacturing of the bomb. He hopes that future use of the atomic power will be for peaceful purposes only.
Bombardment on the island of Tinian in the Mariana Islands during World War II. Tinian island under bombardment. A fleet fires at the island. Auxiliary ships and other ships at sea. Sailors load ammunition. Men carry powder guns.
General Carl Spaatz in Tinian, Mariana Island during World War 2. A Military Police officer salutes as a jeep arrives. U.S. Army officers step from the jeep. Four officers stand under a tree. A U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) B-29 aircraft with a sign on the fuselage that reads ' Goin Jessie. ' General Carl Spaatz , USAAF Chief of Staff, pins a Legion of Merit medal on Master Sergeant Einar (Curly) Klabo. Klabo salutes the General. Crew men lift Klabo on their shoulders. ( Note: "Goin Jessie" flew 50 combat missions with the 9th Bomb Group, 5th Squadron, while M/Sgt Klabo was her crew chief. She never had an abort.)
Setting: North Field, Tinian,in Mariana Islands. Public Affairs Officer Major John F. Moynahan interviews Commander Frederick L. Ashworth of the U.S. Navy, who was the weaponeer on the B-29 called Bockscar (sometimes "Bock's Car") that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan during World War II. He expressed initial concerns about not being able to bomb their primary target and having, instead, to proceed to their secondary target, Nagasaki.
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.
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