ACTIONS OF B-17S AND ZEROS ON SOLOMONS AND GUADALCANAL Part 2

Description

Summary: 1) B-17s in flight on way to bomb Japanese at Buka and Shortland Harbor on Bougainville Island, northern Solomons. The last sc of the,B-17s in formation shows bomb bay doors open and bombs falling away. 2) Zero attacking formation of B17s. Shortland Harbor below, showing flash of anti-aircraft from Japanese war ships in harbor. 3) Tracers from B-17s firing at Japanese Zero in bvattle over solomons. 4) Bombs falling from B-17s and exploding on Japanese airfield at Buka, northern Solomons. Oct. 13, 1942, 11,000 ft. 1 inch lens, 1000 lbs. bombs. 5) Japanese Zero flying away from B-17--tracers visdible. Taken just after dropping bombs on Buka airfield. Oct. 13, 1942. Mts. Below are northern Bougainville. 6) Active volcano and crater lake on northern Bougainville Island. Oct. 13, 1942, just after fighting off Zeros in Buka raid, and on the way to bomb Japanese ships at Shortland Harbor. 7) 500 lb bombs falling and exploding around stern of Japanese ship in Shortland Harbor, southern Bougainville Island 10,000 ft. Oct 13, 1942, 2 inch lens. 8) 2 inch telephoto lens shot of Japanese Bombs hitting in Henderson field, Guadalcanal, during Japanese air raid in early afternoon of Oct 13, 1942. Taken from B-17 just returning from raid on Japsd at Buka and Shortland Harbor. The fortresses were compelled to fly around Henderson Field for 2 hours while Marines repaired runway. 9) Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, showing: (1) Japanese pagoda built before Mrines took over. (2) B-17 taxiing down runway. (3) Marines repairing Marston mat damaged by Japanese bombs. This shot taken just after Jasp raid, described in previous sc. Quality: Good.

Collection

Records of the Army Air Forces

Series

Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Subjects" Program Series