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B-29 Air-Sea Rescue Devices, 02/23/1945
About this film
Naval Photographic Center film #11032. National Archives description "1) MS Runway scene, many B-29s land, B-29s BG. 2) CU B-29 with inboard-port engines stopped outboard port engine is smoking. 3) LA Looking up into engine nacelle into life raft automatic doors. 4) CU PBM coming down low over water & dropping 4 or 5 life rafts, men in the water swim to the rafts & open them. 5) HS Large number of men hanging on to raft in water. 6) CU LA Airport tower at Guam, badly battered condition, Seabees are working on it & signalmen are using plot forms. 7) MS Signalmen using 24" signal light." National Archives Identifier: 79046 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 -- Aerial Operations, American, B-29 Bomber, World War II, World War, 1939-1945, Mariner Bombers, WWII In Color
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