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B-29 Air-Sea Rescue, 03/05/1945
About this film
Naval Photographic Center film #11031. Slate not mentioned in description below: "5:30 pm (1730) 5 March 1945 Photog: L.M. Mark Seaman 1/c Open sea rescue in PBY of 9 men 40 mi / 20m Saipan" National Archives description "1) CU Two empty life rafts aft of PBY tail section. 2) CU Tail section of B-29 nose down in water SV. 3) LS CU Airstrip on Saipan, Navy PB2-Y seen in front of wrecked Japanese hangar SV. 4) CU Life ring at left of Japanese hangar. 5) MS PAN B-29 lands down runway, mountain in BG SV. 6) LS Several B-29s move down air strip after landing." National Archives Identifier: 79045 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. Navy
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945, Search And Rescue Operations, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan, B-29 Bomber, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Coronado (Seaplane), World War II, WWII In Color, Airplane Crash Survival -- Pacific Ocean
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