Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bombing Tokyo

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

814A

Date Released

11 Jan 1945

Date submitted

5 Jan 1945

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bombing Tokyo. DESCRIPTION: From their base at Saipan American Superfortresses have been making the trip of 1,500 miles to bomb Tokyo. The chief target was the Nakajima aircraft plant. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. CU Engines of Superforts turning over. On island of Saipan, B29s taxi & take off individually, American ground staff watch same. Formations of B29s in flight, flak bursts around them, Superforts over Tokyo, bombs falling, through clouds, few hits can be seen registering. Nakajima Aircraft Plant is the target. Back on Saipan, burning B29s, several having been hit by Jap bombing. American bulldozers clear debris, while fires still burn furiously. Jap plane crashes to earth (don’t see it hit ground). Finish on planes burning. There were cut-ins of map of the Pacific, showing distance from Saipan (in the Marianas to Japan).

Keywords

Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Fires; Explosions; War damage; Military

Footage sources

United States of America
Pathe

Card file number

45414

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

127

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