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February 1945 Newsreel: Paratroops; B-29 Production; Battle of Manila, Etc 1945
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United Newsreel (U.S. Office of War Information) news from February 1945: Air Assault Tactics Navy Rockets in Firepower Tests General Stilwell Takes Over New Command B-29 Bombers in Quantity Production Carrier Planes Come Home from Battle The Advance to Manila National Archives description "Part 1 shows "attacks" by airborne troops using gliders and parachutes in a training maneuver. Part 2 shows land, sea, and air tests of rockets by the Navy. Part 3 shows Gen. Stilwell relaxing at home in California and sitting at his desk in Washington, D.C. Part 4 shows the manufacture of B-29 bombers, a fuel depot in China, and a bombing of Thailand. Part 5, airplanes take off and land on an aircraft carrier. One plane crashes. Part 6 shows Gens. Krueger and MacArthur watching a sea bombardment of Luzon. The 6th Army fights on the island." National Archives Identifier: 39048 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)
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United News
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army Air Forces, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, B-29 Bomber, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Newsreel, Rockets (Aeronautics), World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines, United States. -- Army -- Parachute Troops, Stilwell, Joseph Warren, 1883-1946, MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964, World War II, United States. -- Army -- Army, 6th, Krueger, Walter, 1881-1967
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