DESTRUCTION OF AMMUNITION ON TINIAN ISLAND AFTER WORLD WAR II Reel 1 · Part 3

Description

Summary: Coverage of the destruction of explosives left in the Pacific Area after World War II. Destruction was ordered due to the fact that there were no military personnel available to maintain the piles which were corroding. "Operation Fury" was the code name assigned this project. (Shot list to follow.) Reel 1: TINIAN ISLAND IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. CODE NAME: "OPERATION FURY." 1) CU large bomb, painted on nose "Operation Fury." 2) ECU nose section of bomb, painted on it: "14TH AIR AMMO SQUADRON." 3) ECU nose section of bomb, painted on it: "TINIAN ISLAND." 4) ADS of Tinian Island. 5) LS pan to left over Tinian Island. 6) Several MSs and CUs of the layout of ammunition dumps, buried ammunition, and piles of large bombs distributed over large area. 7) Series of MSs and CUs, military officer with six military personnel-large board with outline of ammunition layout buried and stored on island. Officer gives GIs instructions on the use of blasting material, which is on a table. 8) MS RV of a five-man military demolition crew walking alongside a long row of bombs-sergeant in charge stops crew, points to bomb-painted on top of bomb casing: 2000 LB. 9) CU as man places blasting charge into casing of a bomb-two military personnel assist. 10) CU military personnel put fuse line in bomb casing-men leave scene. 11) MS bombs in row-jeep, carrying a military man, drives into scene-military man walks to row of bombs and installs fuse. 12) CU wristwatch on arm of man, time: 12:05. 13) CU men waiting to light fuses. 14) CU military officer fires flare gun. 15) LS flare and parachute descending to ground. 16) Several CUs different personnel lighting fuses and rushing out of scene. 17) LS jeep comes up road and picks up men waiting along the road. 18) RV two jeeps leaving the area where the fuses were lit. 19) LS extremely large explosion, large clouds form and appear in the sky-there are several explosions at intervals. Quonset hut can be seen in fg. Reel 2: DESTRUCTION OF AMMUNITION ON TINIAN ISLAND AFTER WORLD WAR II. 1) CU camera pans with jeep driving into scene-demolition crew alights and walks to the right. Crew comes to large piles of bombs and installs blasts. 2) CU camera pans right showing bomb piles with fuse line and blast placed in same. Camera pans as man walks up to demolition crew as they connect blast and fuse line. 3) Series of CUs and ECUs as demolition crew places blast in bomb casing. 4) CU writing on bomb casing: LC. 4000 LBS. AN-M56 TNT. 5) Several LSs of large explosions-shock wave is seen as large clouds billow into air. Good (Basic: Orig neg)

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities