Airfield on Iwo Jima, NE-1 in flight Part 1

Description

1) AV Shells burst on open terrain on Iwo Jima. 2) AV Piper cub in flight, bombardment on surface below. 3) AV Japanese landing craft, LST beached on beach of Iwo Jima. 4) MS-Pan Airfield on Iwo Jima showing P-61s, R-4Ds and other planes. 5) AV Central airfield on Iwo Jima, shell bursts and phosphorous smoke foreground. 6) MS Man cleans bazooka mounted beneath wing of Piper Cub. 7) GV Planes parked on airfield, one burning. 8) MS FM taxis in dispersal area, Piper Cub parked in foreground. 9) MS Piper Cub taxis for take off. 10) MS Pilot and observer climb from Piper Cub. 11) HS-GV Airfield on Iwo Jima showing many planes parked in dispersal area, others taxiing on field.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities