The Last Bomb

The Last Bomb Title Screen.

Short Movie / Documentary (1945)

Starring:
Gal Curtiss LeMay (Himself)
Pilots and their crews, Mechanics and other ground crews (Themselves)

Documentary of the planning and delivery of a great bomber attack on a aircraft factory by the U.S. Army Air Forces in July 1945. Then the straffing and back path before landing, in ease or pain depending the battle damage sustained by the bombers and fighters involved.

Boeing B-29 Superfortress

Baptised Pluto this Boeing B-29 Superfortress is part of 313rd BW, 505th BG.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft. / Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb.

Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft. / The War Episode 13.

North American P-51D Mustang

Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina

Consolidated B-24 Liberator

Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando

Aircraft landing on the upper left of the screenshot.

Unidentified Japanese Biplane

As two P-51 break once their straffing pass done, a japanese biplane (center of the picture) is visible. A unidentified twin engine is visible on the bottom.

Unidentified Japanese Fighters

Some of the several unidentified japanese fighters seen in the second half of the movie.

Perhaps Nakajima B5N or Nakajima B6N ?

Mitsubishi K3M

Japan used few high wing type of aircraft. The other one, the Kokusai Ki-76 was narrower and has no wing setback near the fuselage.

Mitsubishi G3M

Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft. / Fighter Squadron

Nakajima J1N1

Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft. / Fighter Squadron

Yokosuka D4Y2 Suisei

Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft. / Fighter Squadron

Unidentified Japanese Twin Engine Aircraft

Perhaps a Kawasaki Ki-48.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

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See also

• The Last Bomb at IMDb
• The Last Bomb at Wikipedia