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[[File:Target Invisible 1945.ogv|thumb|thumbtime=0:22|''Target-Invisible'' film]]<br />
'''''Target-Invisible''''' is a 1945 [[Documentary film|documentary]] [[short film]] produced by the [[First Motion Picture Unit]] after [[World War II]]. The film depicts the uses of radar in aerial direction-finding and precision high-level bombing by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] during World War II.<br />
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At the end of ''Target-Invisible'', the air force narrator ([[Arthur Kennedy]]) thanks Americans for their contributions to the war effort but even though the war is over. The film mentions the dropping of the [[atom bomb]] in August 1945. The plea is for Americans to help win the peace by supporting scientific efforts through buying [[Bond (finance)|Victory Loan war bonds]].<ref>Moore and Thompson 1998, p. 71.</ref> {{TOC limit|limit=2}}<br />
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==Plot==<br />
In 1945, a [[United States Army Air Forces|USAAF]] [[Boeing B-29 Superfortress]] squadron of bombers flies from their base in the [[Mariana Islands|Marianas]] on their mission to attack a target in Japan. Although the target will be invisible due to overcast conditions, the mission will continue as a high-altitude bombing raid.<br />
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After six hours of flight time, the [[radar]] operator ([[Clayton Moore]]) is able to identify the islands that lie off the coast of [[Honshu]]. Directions from the radar operator to the [[bombardier (aircrew)|bombardier]] help guide the B-29 to its ultimate target. The pilot is also given discrete flight adjustments to fly directly to the objective.<br />
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After arriving above the target at 23,000&nbsp;ft altitude, although obscured by a thick cloud cover, the bombardier uses the [[Norden bombsight]] to aim, before releasing the bomb load. The attack is successful with widespread destruction of the Kiyoshi aircraft plant located north of Tokyo.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Arthur Kennedy]] as Air force narrator (Uncredited)<br />
* [[Clayton Moore]] as B-29 radar operator (Uncredited)<br />
[[File:B-29 in flight.jpg|thumb|Boeing B-29 Superfortress]]<br />
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==Production==<br />
''Target-Invisible'' was produced for the Motion Pictures and Special Events Division of the War Finance Division, [[U.S. Treasury Department]]. The short has an orchestral score, and has a combination of live-action shot in the [[Culver City, California]] studios and stock combat footage of B-29s.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1337029/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt "Overview: 'Target-Invisible'."] ''IMDb''. Retrieved: January 28, 2017.</ref><br />
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==Intended Purpose and Audience==<br />
''Target-Invisible'' was typical of the films of the period produced under the auspices of the [[Office of War Information]].<ref>Koppes and Black 1987, p. 58.</ref><br />
In the closing minute, the narrator states that the movie's purpose is to encourage the post-WWII public to buy bonds<br />
so that scientists can continue to develop inventions like radar for the security of the nation at peace.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of Allied Propaganda Films of World War 2]]<br />
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==References==<br />
===Notes===<br />
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===Bibliography===<br />
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* Koppes, Clayton R. and Gregory D. Black. ''Hollywood Goes to War: How Politics, Profits and Propaganda Shaped World War II Movies''. New York, The Free Press, 1987. {{ISBN|0-02-903550-3}}.<br />
* Moore, Clayton and Frank Thompson. ''I Was That Masked Man''. New York: Taylor Trade Publishing;, 1998. {{ISBN|978-0-8783-3216-8}}.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|1337029}}<br />
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=912484324220833017&q=Target%3A+Japan Complete film at Google Video]<br />
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