B-29s in Operation

B-29s of the XX th Bomber Command in southeast Asia.

They are readying for an attack on Sumatra.

“The plane has proved its effectiveness as a long-range offensive weapon.” That's what the film claims. Actually, it hadn't. These early, long-range, high-altitude attacks were generally rather unsuccessful. The B-29 didn't really come into its own until Curtis LeMay changed the tactics to low-level, nighttime, incendiary bombing attacks.

The narrator talks about some kind of new flap arrangement that makes it easier for using the runways.

The narrator then talks about the plane's engines. The propellers are 16 feet 6 inches in length.

One B-29 landing with one propeller not working.

It's the left-most propeller (in this image), which you can see is not moving at all.

They show another plane landing. They seem to come in at an awfully sharp angle to me.

General Stilwell and General Sanders.



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