This United States Navy Department film from 1944 is dedicated to naval aircraft workers and is brought to viewers by Pathe News Inc. for the Bureau of Aeronautics Production Division. The contributions and role of the aircraft industry are described, along with the number of Japanese warships that had been sunk by United States aircraft (01:30-02:01). Navy bombers were used to support the men of the 37th infantry division using precision bombing techniques. At 03:28, a map with directional arrows toward the Chinese coast is shown. The narrator then describes how fleet admiral Chester William Nimitz, Sr. of the United States Navy played a key role in World War II, commanding Allied air and sea forces. Navy gunners are depicted fighting Japanese forces (04:00-04:19). Corsairs and Hellcats fought together to take down over eight hundred Japanese warplanes with minimal losses. Goodyear, Lions Metal, Chrysler and Briggs are named among the industrial manufacturers of these cutting-edge navy fighter planes. Commander Tommy Blackburn, commander of the famous Skull and Crossbones squadron in the Pacific, describes how the speed of these aircrafts paid off for his men at 05:33. Japanese aircraft technology is examined and studied, including the Kasei-15 engines from bombers captured in the Marshall Islands (06:22-07:10). The attack on Saipan fortress is shown with footage of the aftermath and victory for the U.S. (07:20-08:20). Starting at 10:00, the narrator concludes by detailing the continuing efforts toward a conclusion and victory in war as an aircraft flies into the distance.

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