Aerial view from Japanese aircraft of smoke rising from bombs dropped on Philippines, after its occupation by Japanese forces in World War 2. Several Japanese Aichi D3A (Type 99 Navy dive bombers, later called "Val") filmed from Japanese-occupied Clark Field, as they fly overhead in formation. Two of them pitch up and execute a loop, together, as Japanese military personnel on the ground watch them. Momentary view of pilot in cockpit of airplane. Those on the ground cheer and applaud the maneuver. A wrecked U.S. Army B-17 bomber is seen with all four engines removed. Camera shows cockpit interior and "Model B-17D, Air Corps, Serial No. A.C.40-3069" stenciled on the fuselage. (It is believed parts from this aircraft were used by the Japanese to repair B-17 40-3095, which was later flown to Japan as a war prize.) View of a destroyed American B-10 bomber. Interior of wrecked hangar in which Japanese maintenance is being performed on a Mitsubishi Ki.30 and a Mitsubishi Ki-21 twin engine bomber ("Type 97 Heavy Bomber" later called "Sally.") Japanese mechanics work on a bomber outdoors on the ramp. Ground crew meet a Mitsubishi Ki.30 "Ann" single-engine attack plane as it taxis in after landing. They load bombs on it. Momentary glimpse of mechanic climbing into a "Sally bomber." "Sally" bombers lined up on the tarmac.
United States Army 77th Infantry Division in Guam, Japan during the Guam Operations of World War II. A wounded Japanese woman speaks to a U.S. soldier. A soldier wearing a helmet stands at an intersection directing the traffic. A pole in the background with directional signs pointing towards Piti Navy Yard and Agana. Soldiers on an army jeep.
United States Army77th Infantry Division in Guam, Japan during the Guam Operations of World war II. Soldiers aboard an army jeep passes over a dirt road in a forest area. A jeep convoy loaded with supplies. The soldiers seated along the road. A dead Japanese man in a small hut. A burning United States M-4 Sherman tank. Soldiers examine two burning Japanese tanks.
United States Army 77th Infantry Division in Guam, Japan during the Guam Operations of World War II. A convoy of M-4 Sherman tanks and jeeps passes through a forest area. Soldiers walk through bushes. The soldiers pass a burning hut.
The United States Navy Sea , Air and Land forces ( Navy SEALs ) in Okinawa, Japan. A U.S. Navy UH-46 Sea Knight helicopter flies low over water surface near White Beach. The SEALs jump into water from the helicopter. They get onto a speed boat. USS Fresno (LST 1182) in the background. A beachhead with ships in the background. Explosion on land and water. An aircraft drops a napalm bomb on a tracked target vehicle.
The United States Navy Sea , Air and Land forces ( Navy SEALs ) in Okinawa, Japan. An LVTH-6 (Landing Vehicle Tracked Howitzer) advances towards a beachhead. The SEALs fire machine guns. Tanks off load Marines on the beach. Two civilians walk towards the tanks. Ships in the background.
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