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WWII - 1943, Pacific: Bombing Kahili & Ballala; General Twining Moves Headquarters To Munda.

Reel Number: 220651-05

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1943

Country: Japan,Solomon Islands,USA

Location: Balalae / Ballala, Solomon Islands,Kahili / Buin Air Field, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea,Munda, New Georgia,Pacific

TC Begins: 15:20:58

TC Ends: 15:29:35

Duration: 00:08:37

WWII - 1943, Pacific: Bombing Kahili & Ballala; General Twining Moves Headquarters To Munda. 18Oct43 4-motor B-24 bombers airplanes in flight above clouds. View of bombs dropping. Small island with airstrip across it. Views of bombs exploding around field, runway heavily pocked. P-38 escorts in flight. Good B-24 in flight. 15.24.08 113th Air Force planes in flight & more of island w/ smoke rising. Fighters, tracers. P-39 going down in flames, explodes. B-24, P-39 & B-25 aircraft returning & landing. 2-motor touching down. Pan over strip. Large number of Zero fighters over in formation. 15:27:05 20Oct43 Misty shots B-17 ground crew under wing of USAAF plane sheltering from rain on Guadalcanal. Jeep arrives. General Twining wearing Pith helmet boards B-17 aircraft. General out of plane into Munda sunshine, poses for camera - into jeep and away. WW2; Pacific War;

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