First Films on Pyongyang Raid, Pyongyang, North Korea Part 1

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION PICTORIAL BRANCH, NEWSREEL SECTION LIberty 5-6700, ext. 75111 M 2D780a THE PENTAGON NEWSREEL RELEASE No. 154-52 2B July 1952 FOOTAGE: Approx. 400 feet (X) TO: Warner-Pathe News (A) FIRST FILMS ON PYONGYANG RAID! (Official Air Force Footage Released by Department of (defense) Striking another hammer blow at Red Korea, United Nations fighter bombers of five nations (including U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps withs are joined in as 24-hour relentless attack on North Korea's Communist capital by USAF B-29 bombers. Concentrating on military targets such as wairebouse%bulging with supplies for the Communist armies, anti-aircraft positions in the city and nearby fields, barricks and 8 runway in the center of the city poorly camoullaged as a broad highway * the United Nations planes smash another build-up hub. SEQUENCES SHOW: (1) B-29 Superforts leaving their base to folid the giant air atlack (2) Approaching the city, already reeling under hours of fighter-bomber attacks, the B-29's run into formidable flak from 100 gun positions; black visible (3) B-29's, dying high and carefully selecting military targets determined beforehand, blast big installations following up the lower flying fighter-bombers which bonio and rocket specific bull's-eyes. (4) After the raid, at photo plane looks down or a city where military objectives have been turned into rubble. The Red runway Is put out of commission by botob craters and sections where military supplies were eached resemble the erators of the moon (REQUEST CREDIT IN TITLE OR COMMENTARY TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE) The fine grain master positive was released today in New York to the newsreel company named above for duplication and distribution to all members of the newsreel pool. After sufficient copies have been made, the master positive is to be sent to the Film Library, Signal Corps Photographic Center, 35-11 35th Avenue, Long Island City 1, N. Y., which, in turn, will return it to this office. The master positive must not be cut in any manner. upe negative was released today in New York to Telenews for duplication and distribution to all mem- ers of the television pool and to non-members who make satisfactory financial arrangements. Telenews will deliver the dupe negative to Mr. Samuel Schlein, DeLuxe Laboratories, 850 Tenth Avenue, New York, N. Y., telephone Circle 7-3220, within 24 hours after receipt. DeLuxe Laboratories will make copies for authorized television companies at the latter's expense and upon request. C16126 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Filmed News Releases