A United States Army Air Forces B-17E Flying Fortress taken out from a ditch in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. The Flying Fortress named 'Galloping Gus' stuck in the ditch while taking off. Men working near the airplane to take it out. They try to lower the wheels of the airplane on a trailer bed. A bridge is made from steel mats. The airplane is towed out of the ditch.
A gunnery training for U.S. gunners in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. A man in the model of a turret. Other men watching the training. The gunners are trained with a powerful stream of water. A revolving scale model of a Japanese aircraft. A gunner practicing.
A documentary on the occurrence of tropical cyclones. Men working at the Naval Weather Service Command. Weather satellites detecting the earth's surface. An insignia on a wall. Exterior of the building of the Fleet Weather Central in Guam, Mariana Islands. A man working at a machine. Other man talking over a phone. A weather reconnaissance aircraft in flight overhead. A pilot in the cockpit. Observations which were made are collected and transmitted to a weather station. Men working on data and recording it. A warning message being typed. Positions are plotted immediately on a map as a message is received. Danger area is plotted on the map. A warning bulletin is updated as more information is received.
Opening slate reads, “Sensational War Films YAMAMOTO SHOT DOWN! South Pacific”. Image of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the mastermind of the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941, in full navy regalia. Another image of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, in black navy uniform. United States soldiers riding a military jeep wave at the camera as their jeep drives in Guadalcanal Island during World War II. United States Army Air Force airmen are posing in front of a fighter for a camera. Airmen shake hands with each other. Airmen are talking to each other, with a fighter behind them. Three airmen laugh facing the camera. The camera pans to identify the airmen Lieutenant Besby Holmes, Captain Tom Lanphier and Lieutenant Rex T. Barber. A radio operator tapping out morse code on radio equipment. Japanese airmen receiving orders. A Japanese bomber with engines running. United States airmen run to their fighters. Airmen working on an engine and fueling aircraft to prepare for a mission. Airmen sitting on a bench listening to an officer pointing to a board. The officer, in sunglasses, points to a map titled “Target for Today”. Closeup of map, “Target for Today.” United States soldier smokes a cigarette.
Aerial view of a mountain and clouds in Koror, Palau during a United States bombing mission in World War II. United States Army bomber aircraft dropping bombs over Japanese positions at Rock Islands (Chelbacheb) in Koror, Palau, in the Pacific Theater. Aerial view shows Koror airfield, coasts, and roads.
Smoke rises from the Leyte Island as American ship approaches the island in Philippines during World War II. Landing Ship Tanks (LST) loaded with men and equipment approach the island. LSTs arrive at the beach and soldiers wade through surf towards the beach. They move off the beach into the jungle.
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