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WWII - 1945, Pacific: USAAF Bombing Indo-China & Marcus Island; Radar Uses. 10Sep45

Reel Number: 250111-08

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1945

Country: England,Japan,United Kingdom,USA

Location: Pacific,Seattle

TC Begins: 04:49:51

TC Ends: 05:00:15

Duration: 00:10:24

WWII - 1945, Pacfic: Bombing Indo-China & Marcus Island; Radar Uses Titles. 04:50:15 Title: Indo-China Raid 02Aug45 Tourane, F.I.C. (French Indo-China) over map showing Indo-China & surrounding countries & animated arrow circling Tourane. 04:50:30 Aerial of B-24 Flying Fortresses from below, dropping bombs. Aerial view of explosions on ground along coastline. 04:51:17 Aerial of submarine on surface waiting for downed plane crews. 04:51:26 Title: Marcus Island Strike 07Aug45 Map of pacific frpm Japan southward showing Marcus Island east of Iwo Jima. Aerial of B-29s in flight, brief CU; island & explosions around. Smoke rising. 04:52:22 Title: Radar Eyes of the AAF (over map of USA). CU of radar scope w/ sweep turning. Operators watching radar screens, turning compass. Soldier looking thru telescope or radar; CU of oscilloscope image moving & other dials, instruments & counters. 04:52:54 Instructor by blackboard w/ RADAR & definition RA - radio, D - detection, A - and, R . 04:53:08 Large installation mounted on trailer w/ three soldiers at scopes on base of rotating mounted antenna. Another turning base w/ two dishes & three operators. 04:53:20 Animated illustration of radar surveillance equipment & waves radiating outwards. Illustrated diagram of cutaway oscilloscope tube. Operation of radar transmitter & resultant image as radio waves hit airplane & bounce back. 04:53:54 Radar installation in field operating, CUs. Oscilloscope & animated diagram of operation. More focussed beam shown & result. 04:54:47 Interior of plotting center w/ male & female soldiers working & mapping. CU soldier w/ headset at microphone, night & men on radar unit, animated diagram of plane approaching coastline; troops monitor instruments. Search lights turned on triangulation used to lock on approaching airplane. Plotters at maps & anti-aircraft guns aimed & fired. 04:56:13 IFF antenna & illustration showing how identification is established to avoid friendly fire. CU of signals; troops in air defense headquarters. Various equipment & dials w/ vectors shown. 04:57:24 USAAF plane, pilot in cockpit (staged) firing guns at night w/ flash bursts. View of plane w/ engine on fire. CU hand on switch, throwing lever before ditching bomber. 04:57:45 Men in ground station record position. Ditched plane hitting water; PBY taking off. Radar antenna. 04:58:10 Air transport; CU pilot & co-pilot; radiomen & controllers throwing GCA ground control system switch. Men looking at dials of approach route, intercut w/ plane crew. Transport landing w/ flaps down, landing in fog at night. 04:59:48 Large cargo transport plane taking off at Boeing Field, Seattle; aerial of in flight. 05:00:06 The End. Military Newsreel; Wartime Secrets. WW2; Wartime Inventions; Electronics; 1940s; Sold at per reel rate.

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