Aerial views of jungle. Canal through jungle. Stinson L-5 Sentinel airplane in flight over jungle during World War II. Close view of L-5 Pilot. It flies low over water. Sign reads 'Headquarters Air Jungle Rescue'.
Pilots of the 1st Air Commando Group in front of Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft. Pilot points out route on a map. L-5 taxis and takes off from field. L-5s parked in the background. L-5 in flight over flat jungle terrain. L-5 performs aerial message pickup by dropping weighted line. L-5 in formation flight at low level. L-5 in flight as seen from other L-5 in air. Identifiable aircraft serial number 42-99446 with 1st Air Commando Group markings. on vertical stabilizer.
Activities of the Allied forces in the China Burma India Theater of World War II. Chinese Premier Chiang Kai Shek and his wife arrive to review troops in ChungKing, China. Chinese nurses and soldiers march as General Chinag Kai Shek reviews the United Nations troops. Troops carry portraits of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin. Commander of China Burma India Theater General Joseph Stilwell arrives after attending a conference in Washington D.C. Reinforcements arrive in India as soldiers carry bags. Allied soldiers smoke with Indian soldiers. A soldier buys bananas from a vendor. In Indian state of Bengal mule pack trains cross Tibet as they carry supplies for China. Mule packs pass through the Himalayas.
Captured airfield of Myitkyina during World War II. USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) P-40 Warhawk fighter taxis on airfield. U.S. Army's 5307th Composite Unit nicknamed Merrill's Marauders pull the tail of a P-40 down, a plane which nosed over during landing.
United States Army soldiers in a market area in India during World War 2. American soldiers move about the market place in India, shop for items, and watch a snake charmer at work. Allied war equipment unloaded at a port and carried away on camel carts into Burma. American tanks being unloaded and transported by rail. Camel caravans hauling boxes of rifles and ammunition. Camels pulling wagons filled with armament. Supplies being loaded into U.S. Army aircraft for delivery to the battle front. British Indian troops move up the jungle terrain in Burma and fight against Japanese troops in World War II. British troops guarding a border railroad. Some British soldiers pop out from a hidden trench at a railroad line with rifles ready (likely training operation). View of an Indian river that narrator says is mined. Indian sappers wire wooden rafts with explosives to float out. American airmen on airfield with Indian temple in background are seen briefing Chinese pilots in training at the airbase. Closeup views of faces of Chinese pilots. Fighter aircraft and bomber aircraft taking off to hold open the Burma road from the air. Aerial view of aircraft propeller spinning on airborne aircraft with Indian city in background. Allied aircraft bombing Japanese positions.
A film shows the Burma China Road as vital link between China and Burma during World War II. Chinese Chairman of Foreign Trade Commission Kwang Pu Chen, also known as K.P. Chen, with other Chinese officials walk out of a building. The Chairman's car moves along the Burma Road. He inspects tung oil storage dump. Oil drums in the area. K.P. Chen and other Chinese officials walk over drums. Chinese workers load the oil drums on a truck. Trucks loaded with the drums leave the dump.
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