Aircraft Plants and Fields Part 4

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Naruo, Japan. 9' LS Looking N showing the S and E faces of building 1, two banks of engine test cells and also shows relationship of building "I" and "J". 5' LS Looking NW showing interior of building, N angle. 4' LS Looking N showing the interior of building, N, another angle. 5' LS Looking N showing S and E faces of building"M". Showing planes affected by bombardment. Planes were later destroyed by allied forces. 4' MLS Looking NW in building "M" showing wings which were in process of assembly. Ax holes are clearly visible in all wing sections. 4' MLS Looking N showing interior structural damage inflicted on the E side of building "M". Nagoya, Japan. 4' MS View of the Mitsubishi Aircraft Plant as seen from atop water tower showing engine test cells of plant "K" (AAF Target 90:20-194). 5' MLS Plant "I" completely stripped of corrugated siding and roofing due to blast. 5' MS Same as above, different angle. 5' MLS Power plant completely stripped. 13' MS Pan (frame shot) large crater in ground with empty oil barrels scattered about to plank "K" and "I". 3' MLS Side view of plant shows effect of blast. Sonobe, Japan. 28' MS Misc. shots of machinery lined up along side of main road outside Sonobe city limits. These machines consist of lathes, drills, presses, and various other items. This equipment was to have been used in a newly constructed aircraft parts factory nearby. 32' MS Moving dolly shot showing rows of assorted machine tools laid along a concrete highway near the town of Sonobe, 20 miles NW of Kyoto. These machines were moved near the highway. 36' MS Same as above, reverse angle. 12' MS Japanese native farmer with cone shaped hat and wicker basket on back, walks past rows of lathes and drill presses. 10' MS Japanese youth sits atop some heavy machinery. Nagoya, Japan. 9' MS A series of shots showing heavy aircraft machine tools damaged by bombing and shrapnel (AAF Target 90:20-193). Mitsubishi Aircraft works. 10' MLS Pan interior aircraft factory showing neat rows of propeller hubs and other component parts for aircraft. 8' MS Assorted cuts to show devastated interior of aircraft plant. 11' MC Japanese version of Wright Engine, then pan showing other engines scattered about interior of plant. 8' MS Component parts for aircraft generators and engines. 8' MLS Pan reinforced concrete building shows effect of heavy bombardment (AAF Target 90:20-196). 20' LS Pan Mitsubishi Aircraft engine works looking E to SE showing superficial damage to plant. 3' MS Effect of blast to 3rd floor administration building which is of heavy reinforced concrete. 17' MLS Stockpile of aircraft component parts which are exposed to the elements; then a pan shot to include three 125 foot reinforced concrete smokestacks which withstood the blast. 15' MLS Misc. shots showing stockpile of engine component parts exposed to elements. 5' MLS Building "I" and 125' adjacent smokestacks (four) which were affected only by fragmentation action. 3' MC Close shot of fragmentation action to one of the four reinforced concrete stacks shown. 5' LS Building "J" which received a direct hit in central section. 7' MS Pan same as above; closer shot of damage. 18' MLS A series of shots showing the interior, final assembly line of the Mitsubishi Aircraft Plant (AAF Target 90:20-194). Shows destroyed planes scattered about. Note: most of the destruction was caused by American demolition teams which entered after Peace Treaty was signed. 8' LS Pan high shot looking down along light steel frame building "D" which was partially destroyed by fire. 3' MS Same as above, another angle reverse of above, as seen from street level. 8' LS Pan, high shot looking down along light steel frame building "D" which was partially destroyed by fire. 5' MC Same as above, angle shot to show detail. 10' MLS Pan R to L showing aircraft engine carburetors lying in a scrap heap and stock pile. 3' MS Same scene. 5' LS Mitsubishi Aircraft Plant, Nagoya (AAF Target 90:20-192) shows damage to main plant building "A". 9' MS Same as above; closer shot of damaged buildings as seen from administration building. 10' LS Pan L to R showing building 11 Musaschino Aircraft Plant (AAF Target 90:17-357) showing damage to E side of building. 8' MS S face, wing "A" shows point of entry and damage caused by 250 lb bomb. 9' Interior shows crater and damage caused by the detonation of 2000 lb bomb which exploded just above the 2nd floor. 8' Reverse angle, as seen from roof of building. 10' MLS Pan L to R showing effect of heavy bombardment to hangars at Oita A/F Japan. Two Japanese stand at spot where two bombs have landed (craters have been refilled) which caused damage. 9' Pan exterior shot. 17' MLS Interior pan. Japanese runs from crater to crater to demonstrate how 250 pound bombs hit the hangar close together.

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities