30th BG, Bombing Raids, Iwo Jima, Chichi Jima, And Yap

About this film

U.S. Army Air Forces Combat Subjects Film #2599. Title card (on steel runway mat): "7TH AAF COMBAT CAMERA UNIT, Cameraman McGRATH, Roll No 1, Date 11-4, Shipping Strike" then air stike footage, shot from inside aircraft in flight. A B-24 Liberator bomber has a tail code from the 30th BG, 819th BS. Title card (on steel runway mat): "7TH AAF COMBAT CAMERA UNIT, Cameraman SGT BILL GRAY, Roll No 1, Date 11-4, Shipping Strike Chichi Jima" short clip of bombers in flight, taken from inside aircraft. Title card: "7TH AAF COMBAT CAMERA UNIT, Cameraman McGRATH, Roll No 1, Date 10-25, Iwo Jima" Shot of air burst. Aerial view of Island and runway below, taken from aircraft in flight. B-24 bombers in formation. Title card: "7TH AAF COMBAT CAMERA UNIT, Cameraman McGRATH, Roll No 1, Date 10-19, Yap" Aerial view of Island below, taken from aircraft in flight. National Archives Identifier: 4574 no description. 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. :)

Directors & creators

United States. Army Air Forces

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American, United States. Army Air Forces, World War, 1939-1945, World War II, Army Air Forces -- Combat Subjects, Bombing, Aerial, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean, B-24 Bomber, United States. -- Army Air Forces -- Bombardment Group, 30th, United States. -- Army Air Forces -- Bombardment Squadron, 819th -- Bombardment Group, 30th

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