Japanese fighter planes try to intercept a squadron of American B-29 bombers on a raid to mainland Japan between late 1944 and summer 1945. Videos from several bombing missions (presumably Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya and Fukuoka) seem to be mixed up.
1) An armada of B-29 heavy bombers head towards mainland Japan, escorted by P-51s based on Iwo Jima.
2) P-51s strafe Japanese schools and railways.
3) Japanese attack-bomber B7A 'Grace' is shot down.
4) Japanese fighter-planes take off to intercept the intruders. (Ki-84 'Frank', J2M 'Jack' and Ki-61 'Tony'.)
5) B-29s over Japan, surrounded by flaks.
Japanese Zero-fighters of the legendary 204 Sq. take off from the IJN airbase in Rabaul to intercept American fighter-planes and bombers.
The film showing the Zero-fighters taking off was taken on the 17th January, 1944. On this day, a total of 79 Japanese planes shot down 12 of the 117 intruders (F6F, F4U, P-38, SBD and TBF) without any loss.
Zero fighters take off from the carrier 'Zuikaku' during the Battle off Cape Engaņo on the 24th Oct., 1944. Also showing American planes attacking the light cruiser '?yodo' and one of the Ise-class battle-carriers.
Part of the Imperial Japanese Navy's propaganda film showing the attack on Carrier USS 'Hornet' (CV-8) by Japanese planes during the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands on Oct. 26th, 1942.
Suicide 'Lily'(Ki-48) light-bombers and 'Sonia'(Ki-51) ground-support planes escorted by 'Tony'(Ki-61) fighters take off from an IJA airfield in Philippines, in January 1945.
Zero fighters and 'Jill'(Tenzan) torpedo planes are attacked by American fighter planes during the battle off Saipan in June 1944. A total of 378 Japanese planes were shot down or destroyed for the loss of just 120 American planes.
Battle scences from the Battle off Cape Engaņo taken on board the light cruiser '?yodo'.
(1)Japanese planes take off from the carrier 'Zuikaku'.
(2)American planes attack '?yodo', 'Zuikaku' and the battle-carrier 'Ise' under heavy anti-aircraft fire.
(3)Zero-fighter interceptors land on the water, after all four Japanese carries were either damaged or sunk.
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