B-29 bombers of 469th Bomber Group US Air Force flying above ocean for a mission ...HD Stock Footage

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Sep 19, 2026

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B-29 bombers of 469th Bomber Group US Air Force flying above ocean for a mission at Nagoya in Japan, during World War II.

B-29 bombers of the United States Army Air Force flying for Nagoya mission at the Japanese city of Nagoya during World War II. A B-29 bomber flying low over the ocean as seen from another plane. Other planes flying at high altitudes. Formation of B-29 bombers of the 469th Bomber Group in sky. Nagoya as seen from a plane. Location: Nagoya Japan. Date: January 14, 1945.

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