Air to air combat between US 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter group and Japan...HD Stock Footage

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Air to air combat between US 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter group and Japanese aircraft over Miyakonojo, Japan

Gun camera footage of US Army Air Force 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group aircraft firing rounds at Japanese aircraft during air to air combat over the area of Miyakonojo and Araikekai on Kyushu, Japan. Location: Miyakonojo Japan. Date: August 5, 1945.

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