| B24 SHOT DOWN US bombers raid Japanese held islands in Pacific - American newsreel item. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7838 |
| Catalog #: | 278637 | |
| Clip Number: | 278637-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 1424 C | |
| Timecode: | 01:02:41 - 01:03:56 | |
| Location: | Caroline Islands, Pacific Ocean | |
| Year Shot: | 1945 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Air Crashes LOCATIONS/PACIFIC OCEAN: Misc TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Military TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Military, Bomber WEAPONS: Bombs WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Aviation WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Battle, Pacific Theater WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Weapons | |
| Description: | "Air death - a B24 shot down in Carolines raid". Air to air shot of B24 bombers flying over Japanese held islands in the Pacific ocean, near the Caroline islands. Nice air to air shot of plane showing military markings and fuselage art. Various air to air shots of bombers on way to target. Nice aerial shots of bombs dropping and the explosion once they touch ground. Great MS air to air as Liberator bomber is hit in the left wing, it breaks in half and the falls from the sky, camera barrels downward. | |
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