An American pilot leads a squadron of volunteer aviators to help China's fledgling air force fight the Japanese during the Second World War. However, he has to contend with the consequences when the actions of an arrogant hotshot pilot lead to the death of a fellow veteran airman. Drama, starring John Wayne, John Carroll, Anna Lee and Paul Kelly.

Jim Gordon commands a unit of the famed Flying Tigers, the American Volunteer Group which fought the Japanese in China before America's entry into World War II. Gordon must send his outnumbered band of fighter pilots out against overwhelming odds while juggling the disparate personalities and problems of his fellow flyers.