A promotional documentary justifying Japanese involvement in World War II. Japanese cavalary, infantry, and tanks advance in Chinese territory. Formation of Japanese aircraft in flight.
A promotional documentary justifying Japanese involvement in World War II. Equipment and supplies are unloaded from Allied ships at Chinese harbor. Tanks and containers are hoisted. Animated map shows hostile forces encircling Japan.
Opening scene shows formation of Japanese Mitsubishi Ki-21 bombers in flight over altocumulus clouds. Change of scene shows several Kawasaki Ki-10 Biplane fighter directly overhead. Next, a Japanese Kawasaki Ki-10 engages a Chinese Fiat CR.32, in a dogfight, and shoots it down. The Fiat spirals down. Change of scene shows bombs or shells bursting on the ground followed by a Kawasaki Ki-10 climbing in cloudy sky. A Japanese single-engine high-wing liaison airplane in flight, displaying "28" on both wings. Another high-wing monoplane (this one with radial engine and wheels partly tucked into fuselage) flies past some trees. (Views of munitions exploding on the ground appear occasionally throughout the film between shots of aircraft.) A Kawasaki Ki-10 dropping bombs. Formation of Mitsubishi Ki-2 trimotor bombers in flight. Views of Chinese city with smoke rising from Japanese bombing. A formation of Japanese high wing monoplanes with radial engines and fixed landing gear, in flight, viewed from what might be gondola of an airship. A Formation of Navy Yokosuka B4Y (or Aichi D1A) biwing dive bombers in flight, viewed first, from the side, and then head-on from the tail of another airplane. Men's chorus sings martial songs in background during entire film.
United States airmen paint pin-up girls on fuselage of bombers. An airman sketches a girl's pin-up. The sheet in then stuck on a fuselage. The airman cuts it into shape. The sketches are named as 'Bale's Baby, Ten-Hi, Snow Job, Crosby Cruise, Lil Robbin, Lady June, Wishful Thinking on the aircraft fuselage. The airmen write their endorsements below the sketches.
The French naval blockade off the French IndoChina coast.French naval soldiers aboard a French vessel, traverse an antiaircraft gun.French sailor armed with gun stands on guard on deck. Vietnamese sailors dock their wooden boats(junks) to the French vessel.French sailors inspect papers and cargo of the junks.The vessel moves on after the inspection.
Change of Command ceremony aboard USS Midway. HUP-2 helicopter lands on flight deck of USS Midway. Staff Officers greet Vice Admiral Kivette. He is also greeted by Rear Admiral Clark. Helicopter arrives on deck. Vice Admiral Beakley gets off the helicopter and is greeted by other Officers. Vice Admiral Beakley reviews Marine Honor Guard.