The Flying Tigers (1st American Volunteer Group) in China join the United States Army Air Force during World War II. Three aircraft in flight. A Chinese sign on the back of an airman. Airmen stand in a group and are presented with an insignia. Aircraft parked in the background. A jacket of an airman reads 'AVG Flying Tigers'. Wings and insignias are presented to the airmen. A pilot in a cockpit. A close up of Commander of the Flying Tigers Lieutenant General Claire Lee Chennault. The Lieutenant General and an officer looks at a map. Chinese people hold flags and souvenirs. Men load supplies in an airplane. The airmen look at a map and decide the strategy to attack. A red ball is raised. The Flying Tigers in their uniforms get ready to board aircraft. Pilots in a jeep drive towards the aircraft. A pilot in a cockpit. The aircraft taxis and takes off. A General of the Flying Tigers at controls. The aircraft in flight.
Japanese troops attack China during World War II. USS Panay underway in the Yangtze River outside of Nanking. The captain of USS Panay, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander J.J. Hughes, aboard the ship. U.S. officials seated at a desk drinking tea. Japanese dive bombers drop bombs on the ship. Sailors man machine gun aboard the ship. USS Panay with decks awash. Personnel from USS Panay go ashore in a motor sampan. USS Panay sinks in the Yangtze River.
Japanese fleet underway in the Pacific Ocean during Second Sino-Japanese War (World War II). Animated map of China. Japanese pilots being briefed at an airfield. Japanese planes take off and in flight. Japanese bombers bomb Luoyang and Xian. Smoke billows up from explosions.
Japanese attack on Yichang, Hubei province, China during Second Sino-Japanese War (World War II). Japanese soldiers with rifles move up on hillside. Soldiers fire machine guns on a field.
Japanese bombers attack Lanzhou, China during Second Sino-Japanese War (World War II). Japanese pilots board bombers after briefing. Bombers take off and in flight. Japanese pilots on deck of carrier underway. Formation of Japanese bombers drop bombs over ground targets in Lanchow. Animated map highlights the target. Smoke billows up from explosions.
Chinese Air Force 1st American Volunteer Group Flying Tiger pilots in China India Burma Theater during World War II. Flying Tiger pilots grouped on a field are presented with letters and rank bars which they pin on their shirts. Close-up view of Flying Tigers ace pilot Frank Schiel being recognized. U.S. airplanes parked on an airfield in the background. The Commander of Flying Tigers U.S. Lieutenant General Claire Lee Chennault arrives. The pilots conclude a quick briefing and then scramble and run, rushing to United States Army Air Force P-40 Tomahawk fighter airplanes. The P-40s taxi and take off from the airfield. The aircraft in flight.