Bombing and firing on Japanese positions from B-17 bombers of US Air Force at Gua...HD Stock Footage

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Bombing and firing on Japanese positions from B-17 bombers of US Air Force at Guadalcanal in Solomon Islands, during WW II.

US Air Force planes flying over islands of Guadalcanal in Solomon Islands, during World War II. B-17 bomber flies over a sunken Japanese warship near the coast. Flying B-17 as seen from another plane flying along it. Bombs dropped on enemy positions from a B-17. A bombardier fires from a 50 caliber machine gun on Japanese positions. Location: Guadalcanal Solomon Islands. Date: April 6, 1944.

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