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General Spaatz decorates Sergeant Klabo with Legion of Merit award in Tinian, Mariana Island during World War II.
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.)
Remains of crashed B-29 at crash site on Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands in World War II
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.
General Thomas Farrell, Deputy Commander, Atom Bomb Project expresses his views at North Field base in Tinian Island, in WW II.
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.
Red Cross activities at Parkway House, Red Cross Club in Tinian Island, Mariana Islands.
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.
Colonel Paul Tibbets, Pilot of the Enola Gay, describes his mission dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima Japan.
Crew members of the B-29 Enola Gay are interviewed about their atomic bombing mission over Hiroshima Japan by the United States Army Air Force, during World War II. In this interview at North Field, Tinian Island in Marianas Islands, Public Relations Officer, Major John F. Moynahan (not seen) interviews Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., Pilot of the Enola Gay Among things Colonel Tibbets mentions, he recounts that he took a steep turn to avoid radiation from the explosion. When he saw the explosion he was surprised about its intensity. The cloud from explosion covered the whole city of Hiroshima.
Major Thomas Ferebee, the bombardier aboard Enola Gay shares his experience of the Hiroshima atomic bombing mission
Setting: North Field, Tinian Island, Marianas Islands. Major Thomas Ferebee, the bombardier aboard Enola Gay (B-29 that bombed Hiroshima) is asked about his experiences, by Public Relations Officer John F. Moynahan (not seen). He recalls - His navigator aligned him correctly with the target. Hiroshima was clearly visible to him and so he was able to deliver the bomb. (World War II period).
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