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United States B-24 Liberator bombers fly over oil refineries in Romania during Operation Tidal Wave (WW2)

United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator bombers flying low over Romanian oil refineries in Ploesti during Operation Tidal Wave (World War 2). A group of United States B-24 Liberator bombers in flight. B-24 Liberator airplane flying over farmlands and burning oil refineries. B-24 Liberator plane flies through a thick cloud of smoke. B-24 Liberator in flight. A group of B-24 Liberators flying over farms. Round hay bales on farmland.

Location: Ploesti Romania
Date: 1943, August 1
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079561
Animation depicting flight path of Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bombs to United States (WW2)

Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bombs bound for the West Coast, USA during World War 2. A Japanese paper bomb balloon in flight. Fu-Go balloon pass by a small island as winds take the balloon toward the United States. A paper balloon bomb descending. A deflated paper balloon bomb. Animated map depicting the flight path and mechanism of the wind velocity of Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bombs to the West Coast of the United States.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079562
Parts of a Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bomb (WW2)

A video explaining the components of a Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bomb- a weapon launched by Japan to drop bombs on the United States during World War 2. A United States Navy personnel inspects the Fu-Go paper balloon on its ballast. Paper bags and sandbags tied to the ballast of the Fu-Go balloon bomb. Payload comprises of incendiaries and anti-personnel bombs. Inflated “Type B” Fu-Go balloon made of 5 ply “washi” rice paper. United States Navy personnel lets go of holding the ballast of balloon bomb. Man unfolds a piece of rice paper. Man ripping a piece of rice paper, demonstrating the durability of the material. Fu-Go bomb inflated with hydrogen gas. Man holding the escape valve of the Fu-Go balloon bomb. Escape valve is shown as made of pressed steel and has a rubber gasket. Pressure is exerted by the rubber ring the escape valve. Spider bracket of escape valve.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079563
Parts of the so-called Brain Center of a Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bomb (WW2)

A video explaining the components of the “Brain Center” of the Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bomb- a weapon launched by Japan to drop bombs on the United States during World War 2. An inflated paper balloon bomb. A man with a pencil points to parts of the “Brain Center” of the balloon such as the electrical source (battery case), demolition block, barometer box, fused jacks, jack switches, blowout plugs, sandbags, and incendiary bombs. Man puts away his pencil. Man pulls back sandbags to show the central payload of the paper balloon bomb. Man demonstrates how ballast falls. Man demonstrates mechanism and release of the pay loads. A sandbag falls. Man attaches sandbag back to the ballast. Man shows a T-hook of the ballast. Man re-attaches a T-hook back in the ballast.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079564
Man demonstrates the parts of the battery and aneroid of a Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bomb (WW2)

A video explaining the components of the “Brain Center” of the Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bomb- a weapon launched by Japan to drop bombs on the United States during World War 2. Man holds the ballast of the paper balloon bomb. Man pulls out fuse of demolition block. The plug from the battery to the barometer box is disconnected. Man lifts out the demolition box and battery box from the “Brain Center”. Man demonstrates the battery box and demolition box of the Fu-Go balloon bomb. Man takes out the demolition box. Man opens the battery case. Man takes out the middle box containing a solution of calcium chloride (acting as a thermal overcoat). Man points to a rubber plug in the middle box. Man takes out the battery of the middle box. Man reattaches the battery back to the middle box and returns the middle box to the battery box. Man puts back the lid of the battery box. The barometer (Aneroid) plate is taken out. Man demonstrates the aneroid board of the Fu-Go balloon bomb. Man takes off the lid of the main aneroid. Man points to the aneroid bellows, post, arm, clutch using a pencil. Man demonstrates two aneroid boards. Man points to aneroid before dismantling them. Man touches the contact rod of the aneroid. Man demonstrates pulling a plug on the “Brain Center” of the paper balloon bomb from Japan.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079565
USAAF bombing oil refineries in Ploesti, Romania, Colonel Johnson receives Medal of Honor (WW2)

United States Army Eighth Air Force, Second Air Division B-24 Liberator bombers bomb oil refineries in Ploesti, Romania, during World War 2. A map depicting a flight path from North Africa to Ploesti and Germany. B-24 Liberator aircraft drop bombs over Ploesti. A group of B-24 Liberator bombers in flight. Aerial view of Ploesti. Machine gun aimed at Ploesti. Aerial view of an oil refinery on fire. A group of B-24 Liberator bombers flying low over Romania. An oil refinery on fire in Ploesti. Clouds of thick smoke covers the bombed oil refinery. Oil refinery tanks on fire. Firemen use hoses to put out fire in oil refinery. German and Romanian men rush to burning oil refinery. German soldier uses firehose to put out flames. B-24 Liberator bombers returning to North Africa. People watch a B-24 Liberator bomber land on airfield. B-24 Liberator bomber taxiing after landing. United States Army men gather in airfield. Colonel Leon W. Johnson of the 44th Bombardment Group being awarded the Medal of Honor for leading the attack on the Ploesti oil fields.

Location: Ploesti Romania
Date: 1944, August 1
Duration: 3 min 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079573
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