First "Superfortress" B-29s bound for Saipan to fight Japan in World War II
Lt. Gen. Barney Giles, Brigadier Gen. Lauris Norstad, and Gen. Henry "Hap" Arnold walk on Bolling Field runway lined with C-47 airplanes / they approach crew of B-29 standing at plane / Norstad introduces General Arnold to First Lt. Don Horsfall, pilot; they salute and shake hands / crew lined in front of plane / Horsfall writes message from Arnold on bomb with chalk "To the War Lords of Japan, We have not forgotten - the B-29s will remind you again and again and again!!!" / Note: exact day not known
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Editorial #:
638947522
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
December 01, 1944
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released.ÌýMore information
Clip length:
00:00:23:18
Location:
Washington DC, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr002237_02_03.mov
- Lauris Norstad,
- 1940-1949,
- Accuracy,
- Airfield,
- Airplane,
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- Approaching,
- Archival,
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- Black And White,
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- Documentary Footage,
- Film - Moving Image,
- General - Military Rank,
- HD Format,
- Hand,
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- Henry H. Arnold,
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