Planes and gliders on an airfield in Lipa, Batangas, Philippines. A Waco CG-4 glider in airfield. Cable on glider as it starts for take-off. Glider lands on a field. A C-46 aircraft flies low over the field, picks up a glider and tows it away.
General Douglas McArthur and Major General Spencer B. Akin wait at an airport for the arrival of United States War Manpower Commissioner, Paul V McNutt. McNutt, also the High Commissioner of the Philippine Commonwealth during World War II, arrives and General McArthur greets him and other members of the party as they get off the plane.
Transporters tow two gliders over a field in Aparri, Philippines. Gliders land, American soldiers carrying equipment move across grassy fields. They assemble near the fields. (World War II period).
An injured American 11th Airborne Division paratrooper given first aid in Aparri, Philippines. Other injured soldiers. Troops carrying equipment advance. Task Force Commander confers with officer, boards a jeep and moves for a forward commanding position. Soldiers set up machine guns. (World War II period).
Two American aircrafts tow two gliders as they fly across the sky in Aparri, Philippines. Aircrafts land at the air strip.
Damaged American gliders at a field in Aparri, Philippines. United States 11th Airborne Division paratroopers advance across grassy fields and roads.