Jim Scanlon (deceased)
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on Jul 17, 2015 13:03:59 GMT 9
Subj: A 3000 Mile Trip
This is a great piece of history: A documentary from the Japan War.
I strongly urge you to take the time to watch this authentic live footage clip of the air assault on the Japanese mainland, just before A-Bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima ! Absolutely fantastic footage of some the members of what I consider to be THE GREATEST GENERATION!!!
To think of 600 B-29s all taking off to bomb Japan at one time is beyond my imagination. We hear so much about the Atom Bomb raids on Japanese cities by B-29s that we forget these raids took place before that...... at least I do.
This is video from the color film archives so is of rather poor quality....especially at full screen. The narration (audio) isn't too bad.
Please notice it is the Army Air Force (corps).
This is spectacular live footage of the 3,000 round trip mile air assault upon the Japanese mainland, with 3 bomber wings and a host of P-51's. This is the real way to end a war.
No matter what war footage you ever saw before, this is the real deal and will keep your undivided attention. The P-51 & B29 footage is remarkable. The strafing runs by the P-51 pilots were incredible .
There are several breaks as the film canisters are changed, just wait for the count down
(View Full Screen/Sound On)
B-29/P-51 Actual WWII Footage:
Click below
www.archive.org/details/TheLastBomb1945
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