Archive Watch
Poster for The Last Bomb (1945)

The Last Bomb (1945)

1945 · Newsreel · 24 min · dir. Frank Lloyd

  • Documentary

Synopsis

Documentary of the planning and delivery of the last great bomber attack on the city of Tokyo by the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II.

Synopsis from TMDb

Details

Director
Frank Lloyd
Studio
First Motion Pictures Unit US Army Air Forces, U.S. Army Air Forces
Released
1945-12-01
Running time
24 minutes

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★★ · Lest we Forget · rchobbys · 2012-02-19

I reckon we all have some memories of the Hollywood scenes of Aircraft and Warships and archive footage of them in action. It has been the use of aircraft in war that has accelerated the development of the aeroplane and created so many vehicle, warships and aircraft that we can model. Indeed it has probably been the heroic achievements of our forebears that have motivated many RC Hobbyists. I am amazed by the massive industrial development in producing the many B29 and P51 used in the attack on the Japanese mainland and also by the dedication of the aircrew and support crews. The planning and…

More like this