Scenes of Nichols Field, the Philippines, in 1941, before World War 2, in the Pacific. An airman plays with a budgerigar parakeet that sits on the shoulder and walks on his hands and arms. Group of airmen conversing in front of Squadron building. A truck, with Nichols Field painted on its side, arrives. A Bolo bomber (B-18), is seen in background. An airman drinks a coke and dons a checkered white cap with 17th written on it. A seversky P-35 pursuit airplane, originally slated for delivery to Sweden (note fuselage insignia), lands on the airfield.
A film illustrates the importance of the Burma Road during World War II. The Burma Road is presented as a vital link between Lashio, Burma and Kunming, China. A mountainous terrain. Supply trucks parked along the side of the road. Army trucks move along the mountain road.
USAF (United States Air Forces) officers at a briefing during chemical warfare defense training at George Air Force Base in California, United States. The officers at a desk listen.
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.
Six 4-stacker U.S.destroyers at anchor including USS Manley (DD-74) and USS Aylwin (DD-47). A close up view of the port side of the battleship, USS Florida (BB-30). A port side distance view the battleship, USS Utah (BB-31). Starboard view (circa 1919) of the battleship, USS Oklahoma (BB-37) with all 14” guns trained forward at full elevation as the picture-taking boat slowly steams past.
A conference of the Pacific War Council attended by the Allied leaders in Washington DC during World War II. The President of the United States Franklin Roosevelt, British politician Viscount Halifax, the President of Philippines Manuel Quezon, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and other officials seated at a conference table.
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