Summary

[Bombing of Celebes; Ceram; Buayan, Mindinao & Landing]

Source Archive Films by Getty Images
Title: [Bombing of Celebes; Ceram; Buayan, Mindinao & Landing]
File Number: DN-B-116 Beta SP
Color: B W
Type: Newsreel
Year: 01/01/1945
Subjects: Aerials; WWII - Pacific - Bombing - High Altitude; Bomber - Fueling - Dawn; AVs; Bombardment - Philippines - Mindanao - Landing; Landing Craft - POV; Foxholes - Beachhead;
Description: 11:06:47:21 - 11:14:44:10 B W 1945 [Bombing of Celebes Ceram Buayan, Mindinao & Landing] Philippines, Mindanao, Buayan Ceram Celebes Chart w pointer to N end of Celebes High altitude AV of bombs exploding Point to New Guinea & bomber dropping Explosions along coast line Pointer to Ceram & bombs dropping & exploding Chart from Middleburg Island to Buayan, Mindanao Fueling plane in dawn POV taking off, flying behind another, accompanied by P-38 Burning ship off shore Camera of low run parachuting boxes Smoke from bombing bouncing AVs of more parachutes dropping smoke from bombs (11:10:??) Ships during bombardment Aboard w MacArthur & 3-Star General (Adm Metscher?) Men over side into landing craft & to shore POV into shore Men running ashore thru water View from shore of others Digging foxholes along beach edge, troops advance thru palms Carry out wounded Mac ashore MacArthur, Gen Metscher, Adm
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