Napalm, Mixing 55 gallon drums, Test Dropping from B29 plane | Footage Farm

Footage Farm is a historical audio-visual library. The footage in this video constitutes an unedited historical document and has been uploaded for research purposes. Some viewers may find the archive material upsetting. Footage Farm does not condone the views expressed in this video. For broadcast quality material of this clip or to know more about our Public Domain collection, contact us at info@ Footage Farm is a historical audio-visual library. The footage in this video constitutes an unedited historical document and has been uploaded for research purposes. Some viewers may find the archive material upsetting. Footage Farm does not condone the views expressed in this video. [WWII 26Apr45] Silent footage. Men loading 55 gal charged drums into truck & moving from outdoor manufacturing plant. Carefully rolling barrels off truck on ramp & stacking in jungle clearing. LS Napalm mixing shed w/ army trucks backed up to it. Tank truck; discarded empty barrels. MS Stacked rows of filled barrels. CUs. Pan jumbled pile of empty 55 gal drums. AAF men mixing Napalm powder into barrel w/ air. CU hand in bucket of dry powder. MCU pouring napalm onto plywood surface & picking up & dropping red jelly goo. Pan line of men inserting air & agitating to mix chemicals in 55 gal drums. Ext w/ men fixing wooden wings to 55 gallon drums sitting beside B29 airplane; loading into plane. View of drums dropping & igniting / exploding upon impact seen from plane; bomb craters visible. Dropped from low 1000 ft leve; five bombs dropped from 5000 ft. If you wish to acquire broadcast quality material of this reel or want to know more about our Public Domain collection, contact us at info@