Gun camera footage of U.S. Army Air Force 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group aircraft piloted by Lt. Harrington, firing rounds at Japanese ground targets in the area of Miyakonojo on Kyushu, Japan. Multiple buildings are struck anti-aircraft fire is seen coming toward Lt. Harrington's aircraft. (World War II period).
Gun camera footage of U.S. Army Air Force 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group aircraft piloted by Lt. Brandy, firing rounds at Japanese ground targets in the area of Miyakonojo on Kyushu, Japan. He strikes buildings, a bridge, and targets at the edge of the water in an inlet. (World War II period).
Gun camera footage of U.S. Army Air Force 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group aircraft piloted by Lt. Parker, firing rounds at Japanese ground and sea targets in the area of Miyakonojo on Kyushu, Japan. Multiple buildings are struck by Lt. Jackson's strafing, as well as one ship in harbor. Gun camera picks up anti-aircraft fire from the ground. (World War II period).
Gun camera footage of U.S. Army Air Force 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group aircraft piloted by Lt. Cochran, firing at Japanese ground and sea harbor targets in the area of Miyakonojo on Kyushu, Japan. Heavy smoke rising from targets already struck as Lt. Cochran targets additional buildings. Anti aircraft fire coming from the ground. Includes strafing of ships at port. (World War II period).
View of Akita Oil fields in Yabase, Japan. Japanese workmen replace leather pack on well pump. They turn the valve wheel.
Construction of the the Alaska Highway aka Alaska-Canadian Highway aka ALCAN Highway, in 1942. Montage showing momentary views of American highways seen from underneath, highlighting their structural supports and the like. A man traveling in snow by means of a dogsled. Vehicles bumping along on rough road in a wilderness, passing a piece of heavy road-building machinery in operation. A sign posted on June 15, 1942, soliciting workers for construction of the ALCAN highway. The sign reads "This is No Picnic." Steam locomotive pulling railroad train into station at Whitehorse, Yukon territory, Canada. Men in parkas sorting through boxes of supplies at the rail depot. A caterpillar tractor clearing trees along the planned roadway path. Canvas covered trucks driving across snow-covered landscape. Narrator mentions start of World War 2, as related scenes are shown, including: A formation of military aircraft in flight; Bomb exploding in Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor; and wreckage of the USS Arizona after the attack. Scene shifts to workmen in parkas carrying tools, as they walk past tents in snowy site. Surveyors struggling through snow and underbrush to perform their work. A truck driving across a temporary bridge. A bulldozer clearing underbrush. A convoy of trucks driving along a snowy road. Men attempting to free a vehicle trapped in a snow bank. Vehicles moving along parts of the highway covered by water from melting ice. A Jeep driving past a tent displaying a sign pointing to Tokyo. Gathering of construction workers in completion ceremony at Soldier's Summit on 21 November, 1942.
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