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Target Tokyo

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Poster for Target Tokyo

About this film

A war information film on the first Marianas-based B29 raid on Tokyo, narrated by Ronald Reagan. What this film doesn't mention is this raid was a technological success, but a strategic failure. Through no fault of the air crews, few bombs hit anywhere near the target.The culprit was the jet stream which made high-level conventional bombing accuracy nearly impossible. Released in 1945 Complete print

Directors & creators

First Motion Picture Unit USAAF

Subjects

war information films; WW2; USAAF; 21st Bomber Command; Ronald Reagan (voice)

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