This is the part 1 video of my documenting the surviving WWII ordnance in the jungle of Naftan Peninsula in Saipan. In the last year-and-a-half of WWII this area was used to store massive amounts of bombs and ordnance of all types for the constant bombing of Japan. The American military was also stockpiling ammunition here for the expected invasion of the Japanese homeland. When the war ended the American military tried to dispose of the remaining ordnance but, with hundreds of thousands of bombs, many were left behind.
A fascinating modern day video showing WWII relics still in evidence – and dangerous – on Saipan, which was used as a major base for bombing Japan in late 1944 and 1945
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Thanks Tim. That’s very king and I’m glad you like my videos.
maybe you can bring the helmet to me so i can tell you if its japanese
Hi Pyrotech, The bombs in this video are disarmed although the explosives are still in them.
Why havent the authorities disarm the bombs??
Thanks
Nice video fella
I’m from the States although I have lived in Saipan for 14 years so far. The U.S. military brought to Saipan what they called the “Sniffer Dog Breeds”. Here they didn’t need the large, strong attack dogs but needed a dog to find the enemy who were well hidden. Since then the dogs have mixed together to make what we now call the boonie dog. Someone else left a comment on another of my videos but I forgot what he thought my dog was. Could he be a Golden Retriever?
Wow! You really are all about Saipan! Were you born there? Is that dog a particular breed?
Hi kook2222. All the bones I’ve found have been in caves or under the overhangs of large rocks. I guess if they were out in the open then the elements after all these years have reclaimed them. I recently saw a helmet. I’m not sure which side it belonged to.
Have you ever found any Human bones there? and American or Japanese helmets?
Thanks DiverseLA. He is a direct descendant of American military dogs brought to Saipan to locate the Japanese hideouts.
Nice dog!
Thanks. I look forward to seeing it.
Hi Grumpypant, Guam, like Saipan, would have had a great deal of WWII relics in 1975. The islands are slowly but steadily being cleaned up and its becoming much more difficult to find interesting artifacts. BTW, when I was in college in the mid 1980′s I had several friends who escaped Vietnam and had frightening stories. I have a great deal of respect for them after learning the risks they took to escape.
Hi Grumpypant. No special permission and no land mines.
Hi Darwin. Yes they are. The unexploded ordnance group collects bombs that are found in Saipan. Then when they have enough they detonate them in a safe way. They will be doing that again next month and I am planning to be there. I will upload the video.
are the bombs considered dangerous?