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US task force en route to Munda, the Jap air base on New Georgia Island in the Solomons. On board one of the ships the crew relax. Dusk falls and the guns prepare and then a short night sequence of gun...
On a US aircraft carrier in the South Pacific, Hellcat aircraft are bombed up for an attack on Wake Island. Over Wake, smoke rises as the attack takes place. Aerial combat of the Hellcats in dog fights with...
US task force heads towards the Gilbert Islands. On board one of the ships US Marines attend religious service. Invasion starts. Landing craft approach the beach and naval ships lay barrage to cover the...
Admiral Nimitz C-in-C US Pacific Fleet gives orders for new attacks on the Japanese. US naval ships are seen in action in the Pacific, aircraft support is given during a drive on the island of Bougainville...
Task force sinks Jap destroyer and troop carrier in one day.
US munition ship goes up in terrific explosion after direct hit by bomb.
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Japan’s Suicide Planes Kamikaze. DESCRIPTION: First pictures of Japan’s piloted V-Weapon stress the suicidal desperation of her defence and the reality of the dangers now being...
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Island Is Born. DESCRIPTION: In the Pacific Ocean two hundred miles south of Japan a volcanic eruption has created a new island. SHOTLIST: KS Aerial of island. Various aerial shots...
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tidal Wave. DESCRIPTION: An earthquake at the bottom of the sea near the Aleutian Islands has set off a tidal wave which has swept the west coast of America. On Hawaii the town of Hilo...
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Preparations for Atomic Bomb Test. Operation Crossroads. DESCRIPTION: America plans some atomic tests at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. Operation Crossroads as it has been named will use...
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