Segments of film, shot under direction of John Ford,for documentary on Battle of Midway in World War 2. Two U.S. Navy F4F-4s take off successively from deck of an aircraft carrier. A Douglas Dauntless (SBD-3) takes off. Man in steel helmet strains to look directly overhead through binoculars, as a flight of five Japanese zeros peels off overhead and dives. One is seen releasing a bomb. The Five aircraft fly away in trail formation and then reappear flying toward the camera and dropping bombs. Flak clouds hang low in the air. Objects stike the water with splashes. Antiaircraft fire, with tracers visible, is directed at low flying airplane. Two Japanese zero fighters zoom low toward the camera and pull out overhead. A flight of three Douglas Dauntless aircraft in formation.
Scenes shot under direction of John Ford during Battle of Midway. A United States aircraft carrier underway in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy pilots climbing out of their cockpits after a mission. The aircraft parked on the flight deck of a carrier. The third pilot seen is Lieutenant Commander John S. Thach, inventor of the so-called "Thach weave," an aerial maneuver. Japanese flags painted on the fuselages of the aircraft, marking their victories in the air. Pilots climbing down from the aircraft on to the flight deck. The aircraft carrier underway. Other ships underway in the background.
The bombing of Ballale by the U.S. aircraft during World War II. United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) B-24 Liberator and P-38 Lightning in flight over the target area. Planes in flight over the clouds. Bombs being dropped over the target area. Aerial view of the Ballale Island. Smoke arises due to explosions on the island. Airplanes flying in formation.
The bombing of Ballale Island in Solomon island by the U.S. aircraft during Pacific campaign in World War II. United States Army Air Froce B-24 Liberators and other airplanes in flight. Airplanes fly in formation over the target area. Aerial view of the Ballale Islands. The airplanes drop bombs over the target area. Smoke from explosions. Also, bombing of Buin Airfield (Kahili) Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero in flight. USAAF P-39 Airacobra crashes. Dogfights of the airplanes and view as an airplane that is hit descends and crashes in water.
United States Army Air Forces aircraft at an airbase in Munda, Solomon Islands during World War II. USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress and C-47 Skytrain parked at the airbase. B-17 crew waits under the wing of an airplane. B-25 Mitchell airplane in flight over the area. U.S. Navy PBY-5A Catalina taxis on the airbase.
United States Air Force General Nathan Farragut Twining and staff arrives in Munda, Solomon Islands during World War II. They arrive at the new headquarter in Munda. General Twining with staff arrives at USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress. They board the plane. They come out of the plane after reaching at the destination and sit in jeeps. The jeeps leave the area.
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