Bombs On “Tokyo“ (1942)

Titles read: ’BOMBS ON “TOKYO“’. United States of America. In aircraft hangars we see trainee bomb aimers being put through their paces with the help of special flight simulators. When proficient at releasing their “eggs“ at an exact split second to score direct hits, the servicemen go to the Army Bombing School in Texas where they graduate onto the real thing. They load 100 lb bombs and then take off to do practice drops on a model of Tokyo. Several good shots of the bombers coming in low over target and releasing their loads. Commentator says “That’s the stuff! Blast ’em!“. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire Ne
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