fujiyama, the familiar white beacon marks the turn for initial point. flak becomes heavier and more accurate. and now the first japs appear, diving head on into the formations. some are suicide fighters trying to ram our bombers. other jet fighters dropped phosphorus bombs set to explode in front of the oncoming b-29's. our p-51's go after them. they know they are tangling with experts. their job is to protect the b-29's, but some of those jap fighters will meet the blast of bomber guns. [gunfire] a tail gunner pleads with a nip fighter to come in a little closer. [gunfire] from the turn at initial point, the tight bomber waves moves steadily on and get ready for business. flak and fighters fall off. but those clouds are beginning to close in and it looks worse ahead. just east of hachiochi, the tokyo area breaks clear. the bombardiers begin to draw a beat on 574. the planes sit tight for the bombing run. here's where we pay off. ♪ two jap aircraft plants and an air drone 12,000 feet below are prepared to receive 4000 tons of destruction. the first wave