WWII: B-29 Take-Offs - India 1944 - Tinian 1945
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Color home movie footage taken by Rhodes Patterson during his time as a reconnaissance photographer based in India and the Northern Mariana Islands during World War II. Features on-the-ground footage of planes during take-off alongside POV shots inside a plane's cockpit during flight and landing.
Credits
Rhodes Patterson (filmmaker)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Rhodes Patterson Collection
Notes: Shots of planes during take-off, inside the cockpit next to the pilot during a flight, and landing. Aerial shots of Tinian Island.
Subjects: Aircraft; Aviation; World War II, 1939-1945
Places: Oceania > Northern Mariana Islands > Tinian
Cfa elements: Reversal Positives, 125 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/5871
Notes: Shots of planes during take-off, inside the cockpit next to the pilot during a flight, and landing. Aerial shots of Tinian Island.
Subjects: Aircraft; Aviation; World War II, 1939-1945
Places: Oceania > Northern Mariana Islands > Tinian
Cfa elements: Reversal Positives, 125 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/5871
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:10