[Film footage of rescue operations for Boeing B-29 "City of Galveston" crew]

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Identifier2010-01-20_AV_006SourceThe Floyd R. Daniel Boeing Collection (2010-01-20)CreatorCassidy, HiramDescriptionFilm footage of rescue operations for Boeing B-29 Superfortress "City of Galveston" crew, circa June 1945. The footage, filmed by Commander Hiram Cassidy of the USS Pintado, documents the rescue of the crew of "City of Galveston," a Boeing B-29 Superfortress of the 39th Bombardment Group, after the aircraft was damaged during a bombing mission against Japan. Scenes include the aircraft hitting the water and plumes of smoke rising into the sky, the crew being pulled from the water and helped aboard the Pintado, and the crew being transferred to the USS Tigrone for the trip back to Guam. The title cards identify two of the crew members: General George Mundy and Major John A. Miranda. At 00:04:03, an unidentified aircraft is shown flying in the distance.

Several title cards appear throughout the footage:
00:00:08 - "B-29 City of Galveston. Crash at sea & rescue off coast of Japan -- Photographed by submarine captain Comdr. Hiram Cassidy"
00:00:40 - "All eleven crew members were saved"
00:03:21 - "General George Mundy, CO 39th Bomb. Group, 314th Wing"
00:03:28 - "B-29 pilot Major John A. Miranda"
00:04:56 - "Crew was transferred to second sub for trip back to Guam. Submarine has a total of forty-nine rescued airmen aboard"

The footage is in color and is silent.

Label on container: "Jim Dilanardo #2 / I've discovered this film after #1. It may be of some use. [illegible]. But it is also 50 years old so handle it carefully. Parts of it are better than some / A. Elliott Merrill."Creation Datecirca 1945SubjectAir pilotsBoeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345)Flight crewsMiranda, John A.Mundy, George W., 1905-2000SubmarinesUnited States. Army Air ForcesUnited States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Squadron, 39thExtent1 film reel (9 min., 19 sec.) : silent, color ; 16 mmOriginal Format16mm (photographic film size)Bibliographic CitationThe Floyd R. Daniel Boeing Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsIn copyright

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[Film footage of rescue operations for Boeing B-29 "City of Galveston" crew]