U.S. Navy PBY Catalina of the 2nd Emergency Rescue Squadron transport soldiers from Motorai Island in New Guinea to Mindanao in Philippines during World War II The PBY Catalina, an American flying boat, in flight. The island of Philippines visible. The aircraft among the clouds in the sky. The coastline in view. Trees and inhabited areas along the coast line.
U.S. Navy PBY Catalina of the 2nd Emergency Rescue Squadron transfers the U.S. soldiers and war correspondents from Motorai Island in New Guinea to Mindanao in Philippines during World War II. The PBY Catalina in flight. An officer typing a document at the typewriter. The aircraft in flight above an island. The coastline in view. Rocky terrain along the coast line.
The soldiers and war correspondents being transferred aboard the U.S. Navy PBY Catalina of the 2d Emergency Rescue Squadron from Motorai Island in New Guinea to Mindanao in Philippines during World War II. The PBY Catalina in flight. The coastline of an island in view. Inhabited areas in the island and rocky terrain in the island. The aircraft in flight in the sky. Two aircraft in flight. A vessel in the ocean. Few vessels in the ocean water.
The soldiers and war correspondents aboard PBY Catalina of the 2d Emergency Rescue Squadron being transferred from Motorai Island in New Guinea to Mindanao in Philippines during World War II. Few vessels in the ocean. The PBY Catalina carrying the soldiers and war correspondents prepares to land on water. Several vessels in the ocean. A small boat carrying men approaches the flying boat after it has landed on water. Men with belongings transfer from the PBY Catalina to the small boat. The boat moves away.
U.S. Army liaison mission over Malabang in the Philippines Islands, during World War 2. A jeep is being driven up to the 25th Liaison Squadron Stinson L-5 Sentinel, at Dansalan Airstrip. The aircraft is serial number 42-99146 "Gayle Ann" of the "Guinea Short Lines." The crew of the aircraft lay out an aerial photograph on the tail for briefing. Captain Kellet, with a pen in his hand, huddles over the horizontal stabilizer discussing the mission and photograph, with pilot Tech Sgt. Loyd Herbert Summers Jr. as Staff Sergeant Felter stands next to them. The officers board the aircraft. (As they do so, a man is seen in the background, riding a horse. He stops short of the airplane and dismounts Sgt. Peterson checks the gasoline and secures the cap. Captain Kellet aboard the aircraft, makes a radio call to the local control. The L-5 takes off from the airstrip. The aircraft in flight over Dansalan Airstrip. Aerial views of inhabited areas in the region. Aerial views of Camp Keithley Headquarters, 10th Military District. 42-99146 in flight being filmed by airplane flying in formation.
Chinese troops recapturing Liuchow, China. Liuchow, the former U.S. 14th Air Force Base and largest communication center in South Central China, in ruins after the withdrawal of Japanese forces. The burnt buildings on the streets in Liuchow. The ruins of buildings along the sides of the road. Chinese troops walk along the road. The Chinese troops recapture Liuchow on 13th June 1945. The civilians in China cheering and welcoming the soldiers to the town. The Liuchow Air Base, which was not usable since the Japanese forces had dug holes in places. The entire stretch of the airstrip being blocked with gas drums. The center stretch of the airstrip being damaged. An Air Force engineer examines the heavily mined air strip. Men of Chinese 169th Division assemble for the flag raising ceremony on 2nd July 1945. The troops are welcomed by a citizens' committee. The Chinese 169th Division Major General addresses the men. The Chinese flag hoisted. The troops salute the flag. (World War II period).
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