| American air base for the B-29 bomber planes built at Saipan, Pacific Ocean.. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7723 |
| Catalog #: | 504391 | |
| Clip Number: | 504391-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 966 B | |
| Timecode: | 01:27:18 - 01:30:39 | |
| Location: | Island of Saipan | |
| Year Shot: | 1944 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Airfields & Helipads CONSTRUCTION: Equipment LOCATIONS/PACIFIC OCEAN: Misc MAPS PLANS CHARTS: Maps MILITARY: Army, USA TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Military WORLD WAR TWO, HOMEFRONT: Families left at home WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Aviation | |
| Description: | "Saipan: Base for the B-29's". Island of Saipan, Pacific Ocean. A map of Pacific Ocean showing location of the island of Saipan - close to Philippines. Shot of American military barracks with soldiers milling about. View of Caucasian and African-American soldiers looking at map. View African-American soldiers using land surveying equipment. Shot of Caucasian soldiers using large drilling machine. View of soldier pushing explosive detonator. Shots of explosions. Various construction shots including dump trucks, bulldozers and steamrollers. Various shots of the American high ranking officer arriving to inspect the base after being built. Aircraft lined up in background as he walks to inspect the troops. Various shots of the crew lined up in front of aircraft for inspection. Close up shot of one of the bombs with man writing message on it. Giant B 29 aircraft landing at airport. Lines of US airmen and officers looking on. Various shots of the crowd around the aircraft. Officers talking in front of plane. Map of Pacific Ocean with animation of aircraft moving toward Japan. Several shots of aircraft in flight over ocean. Nice cut to American family at home - woman, two children and photograph of a man in uniform. Woman holding a baby in her lap, talking to camera. Little boy 'reading' newspaper. Big headline on front of paper reads 'Tokyo Bombed by B-29's. | |
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