Raid on Korea and Activities at Yokota Air Base, Japan Reel 3 · Part 2

Description

Summary: Scenes at Yokota AFB, Japan, July 1950, of B-29s briefing of crews, air raid over Korea and miscellaneous activities of Air Force personnel. Reel 1: B-29s warming up, taxiing, taking off, stationary. CU, crew lined up in front of B-29 for briefing. Men adjusting parachute packs. Reel 2: B-29s stationary, taking-off, a. single, taxiing, a. formation. Crew with parachute packs and other gear, being briefed in front or B-29. CU in pilots compartment, of pilot, co-pilot and other crew members. CU, from bomb bay as bombs are dropped. Cloud scenes. Reel 3: B-29s, stationary and taking off. C-97, stationary, officers getting in cars and briefing crews. CU, officers in front of B-29. Men standing around airfield talking, drinking cokes, climbing in trucks with duffel bags, filing by desks and signing papers in hangar at Yokota AFB (poor), gathered around B-29s and mobile PX, talking to pretty WAF and standing near C-97 (poor). Good & Fair

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities