American P-51 Fighters Attack Tokyo, Incredible Remastered HD Footage

Note: If you find the content of this film thought-provoking, there are some excellent discussions happening in the comments, (Yes, on YouTube. I know.) This footage comes from one of the final scenes in the captivating 1945 Academy Award nominated film The Last Bomb. The Last Bomb is a 1945 propaganda film mainly concerning the conventional phase of the bombing of Japan in 1945. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film begins by describing the taking off points in Saipan, Guam, and Tinian, remarking how they have changed since American occupation. General Curtis LeMay is shown planning a daylight raid on Japan’s industrial areas. A bomber squadron of B-29s then assembles and the audience rides with them through a space of ocean as wide as the US from Mexico to Canada, special attention being given to the island Iwo Jima, which is midway through the journey. The film then proceeds to the actual bombing of Japan, showing one of the B-29s dogfi