A film dramatizes the Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii during World War II. A formation of Japanese bombers drop bombs on Wheeler Army Airfield in Honolulu during Pearl Harbor attack. The bombs explode on parked U.S. aircraft and army installations on the airfield. Smoke billows up from the explosions. U.S. soldiers fire machine guns towards the Japanese bombers. U.S. pilots start to board aircraft. Japanese air attack on U.S. naval air station at Kaneohe Bay, Honolulu. Bombs explode. The bombs start to explode around U.S. sailors attending a church services. U.S. troops fire guns toward Japanese aircraft. They run around on the air field while Japanese aircraft continue attacks. U.S. pilots board the aircraft. Hangers in flames. U.S. soldiers remove bombs mounted under the wing of an aircraft.
Chinese Air Force 1st American Volunteer Group Flying Tiger pilots in China India Burma Theater during World War II. Flying Tiger pilots grouped on a field are presented with letters and rank bars which they pin on their shirts. Close-up view of Flying Tigers ace pilot Frank Schiel being recognized. U.S. airplanes parked on an airfield in the background. The Commander of Flying Tigers U.S. Lieutenant General Claire Lee Chennault arrives. The pilots conclude a quick briefing and then scramble and run, rushing to United States Army Air Force P-40 Tomahawk fighter airplanes. The P-40s taxi and take off from the airfield. The aircraft in flight.
U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War II. A B-17 in flight over an airfield. A ground crewman drives an improvised vehicle on the airfield. View of the vehicle being refueled.
Final stages of the Battle of Saipan in the Mariana Islands during World War II. U.S. carrier-based airplanes land at and are refueled at a captured airfield renamed as Conroy Airfield. Bombers and fighters take off to bomb Japanese positions on the northern tip of Saipan. Smoke billows up from a Japanese ammunition dump by U.S. bombings. U.S. Marine Commander Carlson confers with an officer. Marines and tanks advance. Mortars are fired at Japanese pillboxes and caves on a hill. Smoke billows up from the hillside. The marines continue advancing. Animated map connects Saipan with Tokyo and the Philippines. The marines after the capture of Saipan.
Japanese air attacks over Pearl Harbor, Hawaii during World War II. A relief map shows Japan, China, the U.S. and the Philippine Islands. An arrow on the relief map point from Japan to the Hawaiian Islands. Two Japanese aircraft carriers underway in the Pacific Ocean. A section of the deck of a Japanese ship. Anti-aircraft guns on the side of the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. Two Japanese officers conversing. Sailors in the background. Japanese pilots being orientated by a Japanese officer. A group of Japanese pilots around the officer. Japanese Navy Nakajima B5N 'Kates' aircraft engines are warming up. The pilots stand in a semi-circle around a senior officer. The sailors remove chucks from under the wheels of 'Kates'. A sailor waves a white flag. Japanese Navy Aichi D3A 'Vals' aircraft take off in formation. An aerial formation of the 'Vals'. A flag fluttering on the mast of a Japanese ship. Clouds in the sky. An aerial formation of 'Kates'. Japanese insignia on a Japanese plane. Airplanes in flight over Wheeler Army Airfield in Hawaii. Bombs explode on a runway of the airfield. Smoke rises from a hangar and the runway. Smoke rises from the docks at Pearl Harbor due to bombardment by the Japanese airplanes. Several Japanese destroyers underway.
Opening slate in Russian, refers to N-skaya squadron of our brave falcons. View of a rough encampment in a clump of pine trees in the Soviet Union, during World War 2. Closeup of two Soviet aircraft completely hidden by boughs of pine trees. Complete change of scene shows Soviet soldiers assembled in a clearing in a forest, where they are to watch some local performances. View from the rear of soldiers grouped informally around army soldier entertainers. Soviet soldier musicians in a band are seated nearby with instruments, including a balalaika and accordions. The setting is park-like, perhaps at an army base. Next some of the army entertainers begin to dance as the band plays. View of a circle of army spectators watching the entertainers. Closeup of the dancers performing athletic Russian dances in unison. A group of women army soldiers are seated in the grass near other spectators, watching and applauding the performances. View of a Russian solder doing a solo performance. Camera pans over the military spectators. Abrupt change of scene shows an Ilyushin DB-3 bomber that has been partially cleared of its camouflage tree limbs. Soviet troops prepare long belts of machine gun ammunition, running the rounds through a had-cranked device that secures them. They re-box the belt ammunition. A truck carrying soldiers arrives at the Ilyushin DB-3 aircraft. Soldiers get out and unload crated munitions from the back of the truck, which they roll to the aircraft. They open a crate to reveal a bomb inside. Other soldiers carry a crate of belted machine gun ammunition. Next the armorers are seen arming the airplane. Closeup of one atop the aircraft, loading the belt ammunition, while others hoist a bomb through the bomb bay doors. One soldier checks the aircraft machine guns for mobility. Soldiers tending a pile of crated munitions are approached by a Soviet Air Force officer who brings them credentials that they must mark with their fingerprints and sign. The officer congratulates them. Closeup of the Russian officer. Another Air Force officer (a Major) holds a map and speaks to a Soviet radio operator in the field. Soldiers remove the last tree limbs from the Ilyushin bomber aircraft, and aircrew members prepare to board. The aircraft with engines running. The bomber taxis out and takes off raising lots of dust from the rugged airfield. Glimpse of three Soviet bombers in formation above the airfield.
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