First Fighters In New Guinea
- Scenes
Lae Aerodrome - results of bombing
and strafing. A6M2 Zero fighters and G4M1 Betty bombers abandoned
at the strip from Tainan Kokutai. View of wreckage, presentation
numbers, hinomarus, wreckage. General Kenney 5th Air Force commander
decorating officers and men at Kila Drome in Port Moresby, as
personnel look on. P-38 Lightnings at Kila Drome. Engine change
on P-38 with a-frame, small tractor. Working on silver P-38,
with drop tanks, cleaning and servicing plane. Take off of P-38s
from strip, Green nose P-38s returning from mission, filing out
after action reports for crew chiefs.
Native child climbing tree for
coconuts, getting cigarette from Americans. B-25 Mitchells of
the 345th Bomb Group "Air
Apaches" warming
up at Nadzab for a mission. Taxing and take off. Views off B-25 "The
Wolf" nose art, mission markings and details on aircraft's
guns Cape Glochester views of camp area, mud, rain,
men trying to stay dry. Flight in B-17 over New Guinea, view
out nose window. Rest camp in Northern Australia, drinking beer,
officers playing enlisted men in baseball. P-39 pilot hamming
it up for camera. Drinking 'green' Australian beer, first drink
in six months, celebration.
Flying in a PBY Catalina along
coastline, water landing and take off. Landing on a river to
pickup a downed pilot, Australian officer, happy to be rescued.
Natives row him to the plane in a canoe. Sunset. P-39s landing,
taxing in New Guinea and Australia. Crews relaxing around jeeps
and trucks. Men with pith helmets and gear loading into C-47,
flight over New Guinea to Mt. Hagen. Locals gathered around
plane, Chief comes to introduce himself, women at market. Bird
of Paradise feathers traded, men playing soccer game. Sharing
photographs and jeep to the local people. Men gathered with war-paint
and spear to hunt after Japanese. Police Boy instructing men.
Sunset in New Guinea. [ Previous ]
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