Us Bombers Hit Jap Bases (1944)

Pacific. Title reads “US Bombers Smash Jap Bases in South Pacific“. Good shot of several Lightnings in flight. Camera gun shoots as aircraft descends to attack Jap jungle aerodrome. Air shot of Liberator bombers releasing a stick of bombs. Bombs bursting on Japanese held territory. Stern view from low flying plane of bombs bursting. More shots of planes in flight. Plane landing on aircraft carrier. Various shots of a mass of men, some in costumes, having fun on deck of aircraft carrier - it looks similar to crossing the Equator. Men are seen wrestling with laughter. One man shows his hairstyle - he has a random patches of hair on top of head, like small islands. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes