1950KOREAN WAR
Korean War Newsreel Stories
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AIR FORCE HITS REDS AROUND THE CLOCK KOREAN WAR BEGINS. AMERICAN TROOPS JOIN FIGHT AS REDS ARE FINALLY STOPPED AT PUSAN PENINSULA.
AERIAL MONTAGE PILOT'S EYE VIEW OF AMERICAN ATTACK ON RED POSITIONS IN KOREA. MILITARY TRAFFIC ON ROADS ARE STRAFED. FIRING ON LAND |
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GROUND CREWS ON ISLAND OF GUAM, LOAD BOMBS ON B-29 BOMBERS FOR ATTACK ON SEOUL, KOREA. BOMBS ARE ASSEMBLED AND ROLLED IN POSITION UNDER THE B-29.
HUGE PLANES TAKE OFF. |
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SQUADRON OF B-29S DROPPING BOMBS OVER KOREA TARGET, AS SEEN FROM BOMBER FLYING ALONGSIDE.
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SQUADRON OF T-33 JET FIGHTERS TAKE OFF FOR MISSION.
SHOTS WERE TAKEN FROM REAR COCKPIT OF FIGHTER. AERIAL FIGHTER PLANES MAKING SORTIES OVER TARGETS. PLANES FLYING. BOMBS AWAY! BOMBS DROPPED. |
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MONTAGE TANKS ARE DRIVEN OFF RAILWAY FLAT CARS IN PUSAN.
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PAN OF PRIMITIVE WEAPONS CAPTURED FROM REDS IN KOREA ARE LINED UP ON GROUND. M-24 WEAPONS
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HARRIMAN VISITS MACARTHUR SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT TRUMAN, AVERELL HARRIMAN VISITS MACARTHUR IN JAPAN. MACARTHUR SEES HARRIMAN OFF TO KOREA AT AIRFIELD.
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MAP OF KOREA SHOWS RED ADVANCES FROM JULY 10, 1950 TO AUGUST 10, 1950 (6TH WEEK OF KOREAN WAR) WHERE THEY WERE FINALLY STOPPED AT PUSAN PENINSULA WHERE THE TIDE TURNED.
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KOREA (JUNE 27, 1950)
RED INVASION THREATENS 3RD WORLD CONFLICT |
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JOHN FOSTER DULLES VISITS KOREAN FRONT.
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MONTAGE UNITED NATIONS MEETS ON KOREAN PROBLEM.
FLAGS ON POLES. SOVIET CHAIR IS EMPTY AS THEY BOYCOTT MEETING. SECRETARY GENERAL TRYGVE LIE SPEAKS. |
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KOREA (JULY 7, 1950)
US MOVES TO HALT ADVANCE BY RED ARMY GROUND CREWS LOAD SUPPLIES ON CARGO PLANE BEFORE TAKE-OFF. PLANES FLY IN SKY |
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WOUNDED GIS ARE LOADED ON TRANSPORT PLANE FOR TRIP TO JAPAN FOR TREATMENT. EXHAUSTED GIS SLEEP ON
FLOOR PLANE. SLEEPING SOLDIERS. SALUTE. TROOPS MARCHING |
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SOUTH KOREA (JULY 18, 1950)
YANKS BATTLE SAVAGELY AGAINST RED TIDAL WAVE. IKE |
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MEDIC HOLDS BLOOD PLASMA BOTTLE OVER WOUNDED GI AS HE IS PLACED ON CARGO PLANE
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GI EXAMINES VINTAGE CAPTURED CANNON. 3 CAPTURED REDS ARE INTERROGATED AS THEY SIT ON GROUND. KOREAN PRISONERS
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"CORSAIR" FIGHTER PLANE APPROACHES FOR LANDING ON AIRCRAFT CARRIER WITH ONE LANDING GEAR MISSING.
PLANE SAFELY CRASH LANDS ON CARRIER WITH ONE WHEEL. MAN SIGNALS PLANE WITH FLAGS. |
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WWII SHIPS & PLANES ARE TAKEN OUT OF MOTHBALLS FOR WAR IN KOREA.
SAILORS GO ABOARD MOTHBALLED WWII AIRCRAFT CARRIER & PREPARE IT FOR ACTION IN KOREA. SAILORS PEEL OFF PROTECTIVE LAYER FROM CARRIER DECK. BATTLESHIP |
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PAN OF AIRFIELD WITH MOTHBALLED FLEET OF WWII PLANES. WORKERS BEGINS TO CUT OFF PROTECTIVE COAT OF PLASTIC FROM PLANES. UNWRAPPING PLANE. UNPACKING PLANES.
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CRANE LIFTS HUGE DOOR FROM HUGE CARTON CONTAINING WWII FIGHTER PLANE TO BE READIED FOR KOREAN WAR.
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LONG COLUMN OF WWII FIGHTER PLANES ARE ROLLED AWAY FROM THEIR "CARTONS".
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