Post-WWII - 1949, USA: Military Exercise: Miki, Waianae, Oahu, Hawaii, 25Oct49
Large ship off shore, climbing into landing craft; landing craft circling in water prior to D-Day landing. Many craft, mountains of Hawaii on shore. Fighter planes overhead; explosions on shore hillside & Pokai Beach, Waianae, Oahu, Hawaii. DUKWs in water towards shore.
02:48:40 Large landing craft w/ tanks aboard toward shore.
02:51:16 Men out of landing craft in surf, wade ashore w/ gear onto beach. Bulldozer & earth-mover (like) backing into water w/ landing craft.
Cold War; Operation Miki; 1949; Colonialism;
Note: Exercise Miki was joint Army-Navy-Air Force, 15Oct-18Nov49.
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Post-WWII - 1949, USA: Military Exercise: Miki, Waianae, Oahu, Hawaii, 25Oct49 Large ship off shore, climbing into landing craft; landing craft circling in water prior to D-Day landing. Many craft, mountains of Hawaii on shore. Fighter planes overhead; explosions on shore hillside & Pokai Beach, Waianae, Oahu, Hawaii. DUKWs in water towards shore. 02:48:40 Large landing craft w/ tanks aboard toward shore. 02:51:16 Men out of landing craft in surf, wade ashore w/ gear onto beach. Bulldozer & earth-mover (like) backing into water w/ landing craft. Cold War; Operation Miki; 1949; Colonialism; Note: Exercise Miki was joint Army-Navy-Air Force, 15Oct-18Nov49.