1947 HOME MOVIE FLYING TRIP TO GUAM & KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS BY PBY CATALINA SEAPLANE 58464

Shot by an unknown American serviceman, this silent, color home movie shows a flying visit to Guam and the Marshall Islands in 1947. It’s unclear what the trip was about, but the cameraman flew most of the way in a PBY Catalina, and shot aerials of various atolls in the Marshalls including Kwajalein. The film ends with an injured American flying back from Kwaj to what might be Hawaii. Palm trees (:21). Car backs up on a windy day (:33). Aerial shots from a PBY Catalina seaplane in flight (:41). Native mea and children of Guam (1:03). Harvesting coconuts. A man climbs down a tree; a man sips from a coconut (1:29). People leave a cabin (2:22). Going down a river (2:38). Navy men examine a wrecked Japanese seaplane, possibly a Aichi E13A (Allied reporting name: “Jake“) (3:11). An improvised hospital or aid station (3:28). Women are shown planting crops (3:49). A grave (4:01). Going across the ocean with a mountainous island visible (4:14). Ocean (4:45). Palm trees and sand, and a shack on a tree by the beach (