The Flying Tigers (1st American Volunteer Group) in China join the United States Army Air Force during World War II. Three aircraft in flight. A Chinese sign on the back of an airman. Airmen stand in a group and are presented with an insignia. Aircraft parked in the background. A jacket of an airman reads 'AVG Flying Tigers'. Wings and insignias are presented to the airmen. A pilot in a cockpit. A close up of Commander of the Flying Tigers Lieutenant General Claire Lee Chennault. The Lieutenant General and an officer looks at a map. Chinese people hold flags and souvenirs. Men load supplies in an airplane. The airmen look at a map and decide the strategy to attack. A red ball is raised. The Flying Tigers in their uniforms get ready to board aircraft. Pilots in a jeep drive towards the aircraft. A pilot in a cockpit. The aircraft taxis and takes off. A General of the Flying Tigers at controls. The aircraft in flight.
Chinese Army airplanes in Burma during World War II. Commander of U.S. forces in China Joseph W. Stilwell directs U.S. trained Chinese soldiers in a jungle. Troops carry a raft and move towards a river. Chinese and U.S. troops swim across the river to take up new positions. General Stilwell with other officers. The troops advance through the jungle. A soldier looks through binoculars. U.S. and Chinese troops fire guns. A U.S. soldier looks through binoculars. A soldier loads shell in an anti aircraft gun and fires. The troops cross a bridge. Men carry a wounded on a stretcher. U.S. and Chinese nurses treat the wounded. Chinese troops in jeeps move through the jungles. U.S. 14th Air Force provides a cover to the advancing troops.
The National Air Races at Curtis-Reynolds Airport in Chicago, Illinois. An Autogiros aircraft in flight. The aircraft in flight at low altitude. The U.S. flag at the airfield. Other aircraft parked at the airfield. A tower in the background.
The National Air Races at Curtis-Reynolds Airport in Chicago, Illinois. A glider in flight. U.S. aviator Captain Frank Hawks in flight in a glider. The glider in flight at low altitude. The U.S. flag in a field. People crowd. Other aircraft parked at the field. A tower in the background.
The National Air Races at Curtis-Reynolds Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Al Wilson in flight in a Curtis 1910 Pusher airplane.
The National Air Races at Curtis-Reynolds Airport in Chicago, Illinois. People crowd at the airport. Foreign fliers are introduced to the crowd. Marshal Pietro Colombo of Italy stands beside the tail of an airplane. A close up of Captain Fritz Lohse of Germany. Captain Marcel Doret of France stands beside the tail of an airplane. Other airplanes stationary in the background. Lieutenant Commander R.L. Atcherley of England in a cockpit. Captain Doret perform stunts in an airplane. The crowd looks at the stunts performed by Doret. The airplane lands. Marshal Colombo perform stunts in an airplane. The airplane lands and people crowd at the airfield.
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