Superforts Bomb Tokyo (1945)

Full title reads: “SUPERFORTS BOMB TOKYO“. Tokyo, Japan. Long shot of U.S. landing strip at Saipan. aircraft taking off, some U.S. troops watching. Panning shots of B. 29’s taking off and flying. Aerial shot of B. 29’s. Aerial view of Tokyo. Flak bursting below planes. Aerial view of Flying Fortresses in formation. Bombs falling from planes through heavy clouds on Tokyo. Various shots of the bombs bursting 20,000 feet below. Plane burning on U.S. airstrip. Plane crashing. Long shot of column of smoke. Dakota plane in front with burning planes in background. Burning buildings, etc. Bulldozer clearing wreckage beside fire. (Mute & Track Negs.) 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 more than 136,000 it