American troops descend ladder from C-54 at Atsugi Airdrome in Japan. Airfield s...HD Stock Footage
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American troops descend ladder from C-54 at Atsugi Airdrome in Japan. Airfield scenes.
Satchel with 5th Air Force patch. American troops leaving C-54 transport upon arrival at Atsugi Airdrome in Japan. Air Transport Command (ATC) insignia on fuselage of aircraft. Wooden Control tower with sign "Tokyo Base Operation, 3rd Airdrome Squadron". Several red Japanese fire trucks in a row at edge of tarmac, along with two liquid tank trucks and 7 brown Japanese cloth top automobiles marked with crosses on their fenders. A C-47 is parked in background. American soldiers in full combat gear walking across the tarmac. American soldiers, who just arrived in C-54 transport aircraft, line up and collect their baggage from bottom of the aircraft. Location: Japan. Date: September 1945.
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