BOMBING OF BOUGAINVILLE Part 2

Description

Summary: REEL ONE: 475'. 1) EK 1485-502 A. LS 2 shots target area, flat terrain (Bonis Plantation and Buka Passage) from under CS bomb puffs and smoke rising (hazy) 2) 503-581 A. MS, MLS, Ext. LS various angles of Buka Airfield; bombs falling, explosins, black and white smoke. (Hazy). Shore line around airfield, (Buka Passage). 3) 41EG68739-781 A. LS various angles enemy terrain; bomb puffs and smoke rising in many spots. 4) 783-815 A. MS Various angles of airfield, bomb puff and smoke in many places. 816-823 A. MLS Shore line (Buka Passage). 6) S 91O5199-561 A. LS various angles of airfield (Hazy). Mission to Bonais. 7) EK 1582-590 A. Ext LS 12 P-38 L to R (Hazy). 8) 596 685 A. MLS and LS Buka passage and airfield. Many 1000 lb. bombs falling; smoke rising from runway and many spots. 9) 23DG14331- 340 MS Back view P-38 (cracked due to faulty front wheel, was returning from big raid on Rabaul 11/11/1943). Ambulance at L trucks at R. Many personnel around plane. Palm trees bg. 10) 341-359 MCU wrecked P-38; general activity of personnel in vicinity; pans up to fin of plane. 11) 360-400 MS Pilot talking to group around him; pans to wrecked front end of P-38 and many personnel examining it. 12) 401-424 CU Pans wrecked front of P- 38 and crew examining. REEL TWO 300'. A. high alt over target area; bombs away; see explosions and flak--Series shots same--CS bomb bay doors close . A. MS B-25 R-L thru clouds over flat terrain; see enemy fighter attacking. A. over flat terrain--A. high alt over smoking target; see explosions. A. MS Formation B- 24s leaving land over water.

Collection

Records of the Army Air Forces

Series

Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Subjects" Program Series