B-29 Japanese Express

The National Broadcasting Company and its affiliated stations present the Pacific Story. This is the story of the Pacific and the millions of people who live around this greatest sea. The drama of the people who is destined is its sake in the Pacific War.

This is the background of the war in the Pacific and its meaning to us and to the generations to come. The night-specific story, the V-29, the Japan Express, comes to you from Hollywood and Cincinnati, Ohio, as another public service with drama the past and present and commentary by Brigadier General Lawrence C. Crekey of the air technical service command who took an active part in the development

of the B-29 as a combat worthy bomber. The B-29, the Japan Express. Guys over Japan today are filled with B-29 Superforce. Next week there will be more and the week after that

Stillmore, and this is perhaps the greatest single achievement in military history. I can't tell you how many superports were with us today, but it was a lot different from that first raid a year ago.

A lot different from a year ago, and even more different from only two years ago when the first B-29 bombardment wing was organized. The Boeing B-29 was conceived while the shadow of war was falling across the United States.

It was developed since the outbreak of war. It has become the most powerful American offensive weapon, and now bids well to be the greatest single factor in winning the war in the Pacific. That's what the top generals say.

But more than anything else, the B-29 is a symbol of America in action. The creation of a people with all their creative genius, their technical skill, their dogged determination to meet a great emergency. We had an appointment over Japan, and there was no time to pick daisies.