Promotional documentary titled 'By The Way of Panama - California The Golden'. Describes views of California to be seen on a cruise from New York, via Panama. The sea shores of California with rocks and sand. A passenger ship sailing in the harbor of San Diego. Views of the San Diego Harbor. The ship, called the "Pennsylvania" reaches harbor of Los Angeles. Various landmark buildings and busy streets of the city of Los Angeles. Filmmaking: A Hollywood movie studio (RCA studio) with shooting underway on film set. Luxury homes of LA. The ship moves on to San Francisco. The harbor of San Francisco including Alcatraz Island in background. Views of the surroundings from a high ridge in San Francisco.
Titled 'Allied Forces land In Japan'. USS Missouri leading a convoy of 400 warships into the Bay of Tokyo. Admiral Halsey of the U.S. Navy smiles. Huge guns on the ship. A U.S. Army Air Force base at the island of Okinawa, Japan. U.S. Army Air Force plane lands at a Japanese Air Force base near Tokyo. Officers of the Japanese Air Force surrender to the officials of the Allied forces. U.S. National Flag hoisted at Tokyo Airdrome. Base operations sign there for the 3rd Airdrome Squadron. Japanese Military Police marching at Hazuki Airfield. Scenes of destroyed planes and facilities on the ground at Hazuki airfield. Admiral Chester Nimitz, Commander of the fleet of Allied Forces congratulates forces on the USS Missouri. Japanese ship alongside USS San Diego. Japanese men climb into the ship and give navigation instructions to the San Diego and Task Force 31. Many sunken Japanese ships in harbor at Yokosuko. Japanese ship Nagato and crew taken into custody by the Navy and its new captain Thomas Flynn.
United States Army Air Force at their base in the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, during World War II. Wrecker truck and other vehicles on the runway. Mechanics on hoist, work to remove engines of a B-29 bomber which crashed while take off. One mechanic sets the hoist at right position beneath a wing of the bomber. Another mechanic on hoist tries to get the belts of hoists.
United States Army Air Force at their base in the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, during World War II. Mechanics and airmen work to remove engines of a B-29 bomber which crashed while take off. One man stands on a hoist near wing of the plane and checks propeller blades. Men try to rotate the large propeller blades of the bomber.
United States Army Air Force at their base in the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, during World War II. Airmen of 21st Bomber Command Provisional Unit stand outside tents for mail call. A man with canned ration.They discuss their strategies. Soldiers carrying rifles talk with each other.
Planes of United States Army Air Force at their base in the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, during World War II. P-51 Mustangs of the U.S. AAF on the runway and parked. Mustangs take off and land during a routine exercise. Damaged B-29 bomber parked near the runway. Airmen and mechanics work on the damaged bomber.
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