Slate reads, "Hero Battle Ship X revealed to be USS South Dakota" Aerial view of USS South Dakota at sea with airplane wing tip in foreground. Sailors assembled on the deck of the USS South Dakota. Overhead view of ship's guns. The ship had been dubbed "Battleship X' for reporting to the press around January 1943 when it was undergoing repairs. Guns firing on the USS South Dakota. An officer speaks.
Title sequence “Air Force Now”. Image of Lieutenant Rex T. Barber, the United States Army Air Force pilot who shot down Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto during a military operation in the Solomon Islands in 1943, taken during World War II. Rex T. Barber is interviewed by Air Force Now. Lieutenant Rex T. Barber describes how he shot down a Japanese bomber that carried Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto during WWII.
Two escaped U.S. Army Air Force aircraft pilots, shot down in enemy territory in December 1943 during World War II, speak with U.S. officers after their rescue in 1944. Both pilots are dressed in civilian clothing, and one wears improvised shoes. (Footage shot around the time of the Battle of Cisterna).
United States B-25 Mitchell bomber bomb Japanese Bases in New Guinea and New Britain in Pacific Theater. Preparations for the attack at night. B-25 bombers stand in a row. Pilots enter the planes. Planes take off. Aircraft in flight. Pilots seated in the cockpit. Smoke rises up due to explosions. Aerial view of the land. Splashes in water due to explosions. Planes return back after the mission is over. (World War II period).
Benny Goodman Orchestra performs in New York City. Exterior of the Hotel New Yorker (481 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10001) at night. Hotel New Yorker marquee and a sign for the 'Benny Goodman Orchestra'. Terrace Room inside the Hotel. Benny Goodman and his Orchestra perform on stage. Benny Goodman leads the Orchestra and plays the clarinet. People seated in the room listen to the music. Soldiers, sailors, and civilians dance with their wives. Others seated at tables. (World War II period).
Benny Goodman Orchestra performs in a Jazz club at the Hotel New Yorker, New York City. Terrace Room inside the Hotel. American jazz musician Benny Goodman and his Orchestra perform on stage. Benny Goodman leads the Orchestra and plays the clarinet. Soldiers, sailors and civilians dance with their wives. The guests applaud after the performance. (World War II period).
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