A documentary titled 'Hell For Leather' shows combat activities of the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division during wars. Dramatization shows a 1st Cavalry soldier seated on a step and his son touches the insignia of the U.S. 1st Cavalry division on the uniform. Reenacted footage of Cavalry unit battling Native American Indians at the Battle of Little Big Horn. Next scene shows training of U.S. Army cavalry troops for World War 2, as they run an obstacle course and practice bayonet drills. The troops undergo combat training. They practice amphibious landings and crawling near razor wire. Animated map shows the amphibious attacks on Los Negros Island in 1944. A ship underway and soldiers on the deck of the ship. Ship guns are fired in Battle of Los Negros. The U.S. Army troops load a Landing Craft and it gets underway. They approach the shore and get off from the landing craft at the beach. The troops hold guns and advance in jungle region, firing rifles and machine guns, engaging enemy Japanese marines protecting the airfield. The U.S. Army troops firing and advancing against the Japanese. The wounded soldiers on a stretcher. The soldiers fire artillery and mortars. View of dead Japanese troops. The U.S. troops advance. U.S. General MacArthur praises a soldier. 'Bataan' written on the barrel of a gun.
The test flight of new Douglas DC-4 luxury airliner in Santa Monica, California. DC-4 taxis at an airfield. People around the airliner. The luxury airliner taxis and takes off. DC-4 in flight. Aerial view of the city. A wing of another aircraft in the foreground. The Douglas DC-4 in flight. The aircraft lands and taxis at the field.
Scene at an airfield filled with German and Italian warplanes. Me 109 and Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers among them. Ground crew refueling a Stuka dive bomber. German pilot reclines in shade under wing. Crewman adjusts machine guns. Stukas and He 111 bombers taking off and flying in formations. View of bombs dropping from He 111 bombers. A Stuka dive bomber in vertical dive and pulling out. Bombs exploding on Allied targets in Valletta,Malta.
The shipboard attack aircraft of the U.S. Navy Martin AM Mauler in the United States. The aircraft taxis at an airfield. The aircraft takes a turn. A pilot in a cockpit. The propeller of the aircraft rotates. The bombs and rockets mounted under the wing of the aircraft. A crewman stand besides the wing of the aircraft and touches the rocket. The aircraft taxis and takes off. The aircraft in flight with mounted rockets and bombs.
German aerial reconnaissance efforts during invasion of Poland in 1939, in World War II. A propeller of a German He 111 aircraft rotates. The aircraft stationary at an airfield. The aircraft taxis. Wheel of the aircraft. The Heinkel He 111 aircraft taxis off. Aerial photographs are taken. Crew seated inside the aircraft during mission. A Dornier Do 217 aircraft shown landing and a signal officer gives a signal. German soldiers remove camera unit from airplane and they are taken to developing unit. The troops use equipment to develop and review the photographic images. German soldier marks important targets on the photographs including an area with Polish military vehicles are grouped together near a crossroads. A hand holds a photograph. The troops and officers seated around a table study the aerial photographs.
An American Cruiser USS Chester (CA-27) prepares to launch a scout plane in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A close up of the U.S. Navy OS2U Kingfisher floatplane in catapult ready for launch. U.S. sailors stand under the wing of the floatplane. A sailor climbs up a ladder. Aerial view of the USS Chester underway. Aerial view of Ulithi Island. Aerial view of Ulithi anchorage. Ships anchored at Ulithi. Aerial view airfields and ground installations at Ulithi.
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