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Newsreels 1945 September 17
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keywords: natural disaster, hurricane, post-wwii, occupation of japan, general douglas macarthur, war criminal, nazi gestapo colonel josef meisinger, mitsubishi aircraft works, college football, cf-bel-x cargo plane
Synopsis: Most Destructive Hurricane In 20 Years Strikes Florida, U.S. Troops Enter Tokyo Japan, Butcher Of Warsaw Nazi Josef Meisinger Surrenders In Japan, Mitsubishi Aircraft Factory In Ruins From B-29 Bombing Raids, College Football: Michigan vs. Great Lakes, Canada Unveils New Cargo Plane The CF-BEL-X Prototype...(read more)
- Date: 1945
- Duration: 00:08:43
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States, Canada, Japan
Most Destructive Hurricane In 20 Years Strikes Florida
The most disastrous hurricane to strike Florida in 20 years. Wicked weather, damage estimated at $50,000,000. Racing in from the Caribbean, a tropical hurricane with wind speed up to 143 miles per hour, lashes the Florida Keys, then furiously rages through the streets of Miami. Hundreds are left homeless, giant palm trees are uprooted , streets are flooded, store fronts are blown in, and destructive fires are started. Thirty miles outside of Miami, the giant U.S. Navy Blimp Base at Richmond is severely damaged by the tropical twister. Three mammoth hurricane-proof hangars are wrecked, then destroyed by fire. Many are injured, 366 planes are destroyed and property loss is estimated at $35,000,000 at this one naval base.
U.S. Troops Enter Tokyo Japan
American troops march into Tokyo. CU image of shoulder patch of the 1st CalvaryDivision. Sign reads “1st Calvary Division, First In Tokyo”. First American troops to enter Tokyo Japan in WWII. Troops of the 7th Cavalry Regiment ride into Tokyo in armored vehicles. Shows three Japanese children holding two American flags and a British flag. Impassive Japanese stare at passing troops. General MacArthur arrives at the U.S. Embassy in the Japanese capital and conducts memorable occupation ceremonies there.
Butcher Of Warsaw Nazi Josef Meisinger Surrenders In Japan
In a resort at the foot of Mt. Fujiyama, Nazi Gestapo Colonel Josef (Joseph) Meisinger, the “Butcher of Warsaw” surrenders to two Yankee war correspondents, Clark Lee of the INS and Robert Brumby of MBS.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Factory In Ruins From B-29 Bombing Raids
Shows destruction of the Mitsubishi Aircraft Works in Nagoya, Japan, the Mitsubishi Aircraft Factory was the largest plant of its kind in the world. Factory was totally destroyed by three B-29 bombing raids. Hundreds of planes also were destroyed in the incendiary and high explosive raids. Brief scene of factory in production before bombing raids.
College Football: Michigan vs. Great Lakes
At Ann Arbor, Michigan, big time football gets under way in the mid-West as the Michigan Wolverines turn on their impressive power to swamp the Great Lakes Blue Jackets. Bullet-like forward passing features the Michigan attack.
Canada Unveils New Cargo Plane The CF-BEL-X Prototype
The CF-BEL-X prototype plane was designed by engineer Vincent Burnelli. The twin engine aircraft was produced by the Canadian Car and Foundry. It was the prototype for the CBY-3 Loadmaster Burnelli cargo planes that failed to reach the production stage. Shows the CBY-3 Loadmaster taking off and in flight.
