Sixth film in a series showing the story of air power and its impact on the world. This episode shows the strength of Combined Operations.

The film shows: attempts to break into Norway; Objective Dieppe, Allied attempts to strike the French coast; the training scheme in Canada; the Air Transport Auxiliary, who take the new planes to the squadrons; Operation Torch, mounted against North Africa, by the combined forces of Britain and the USA; aircraft ready for action in Gibraltar, November 1942; attacks by the Germans to try and stop Operation Torch; Allied attempts to get a foothold around Tunisia, and the Allies reaching Tunisia in May 1943. The film indicates that the Germans are now beginning to lose strength.

Notes

Production: made in conjunction with the Air Ministry and with the cooperation of the Admiralty, War Office, Ministry of Supply, Central Office of Information, the British aircraft industry, British Commonwealth governments and the member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.

Film: some scenes from the film 'Ordinary People' - COI 506 - are included in this film