Participants of Kangaroo Court of Doolittle Fliers. Silent footage. April 16, 1946. Japanese on gallows w/ hands tied behind back, three or four US officers behind. Japanese priest & man bow. Hood put over head & feet tied. Noose fitted over head & tightened w/ officer watching. Lever pulled & man drops. Officer w/ stethoscope checking for heartbeat as man dangles. Soldier watching. MPs untie man, attach strap & raise him up. Body wrapped in cloth lowered on tray as MPs watch. Japanese-American soldier helping. Smiling Japanese prisoner walks in w/ hands tied, bows or nods, officers standing behind, priest in & bows. Hood fitted & noose put around neck; lever pulled & body drops. Body hanging & checked w/ stethescope, then raised. MPs removing noose & putting body into white sheet or bag, placed on tray & lowered. More of removing noose. Looking at face in bag. Lowering tray. Slate: Kochchi Masuda. Japanese priest walks in w/ book, followed by MPs & blindfolded prisoner. Standing w/ blindfold off, charges read to prisoner, priest approaches & they bow. Tying ankles, hood & noose fitted, lever pulled & body drops & swings on rope. Checking w/ stethescope. Strap attached, legs untied, body raised. Shot of removing noose. 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@footagefarm.co.uk