Italian La Disperata Squadron in Eritrea. An Italian aircraft with a sign on it that reads ' La Disperata' A gunner aboard the aircraft. Men load bombs under the wing of the aircraft. A pilot in the cockpit. The Commander of the Squadron is Count Galeazzo Ciano, Mussolini's son in law. Aircraft take off from an airfield to raid Ethiopia.
A pilot sits in the cockpit of a Potez 25 biplane of the Ethopian Air force. An officer leans over the cockpit and talks with him. Scenes of Ethiopian Air Force Breda Ba.15 powered by 7 cylinder Walter Venus radial engine. Engine is running and aircraft wheels are chocked.
Ethiopians load pack animals. Children practice marching with wooden guns in their hands, supervised by Ethiopian soldiers.
Ethiopian fighters gather near large wood and straw buildings in Ethiopia. More arrive in vehicles including Emperor Haile Salassie, who is surrounded by a cordon of Ethiopian fighters and then enters an automobile and is driven away.
Second Italo-Ethiopian war. Defensive posts are shown in a field in Ethiopia. Emperor Haile Salassie visits and walks among his Ethiopian fighters. Sights include community walls, statue of a bull, and village surroundings.Some Ethiopian troops are uniformed, but many are not and carry primitive weapons.
Second Italo-Ethiopian war. Ethiopian fighters come out of a public building in Ethiopia. They accompany Emperor Haile Salassie to his car. Ethiopian fighters follow in trucks. An Ethiopian tribesman poses in ancient warrior garb.