 to play an ever larger part as the United States Army continues the development of aerosol tactics. At American bases, new methods are perfected. Sometimes there are crashes. But out of the wreck come the airborne troops. Most of the gliders are landed perfectly and can be picked up again by a speeding plane. A large new transport glider in a test flight with full load. 105 millimeter howitzer comes aboard. Then a jeep. Then a file of soldiers. Gliders can land with heavy equipment even on bad terrain. Paratroopers, the most spectacular element of airborne armies, rehearse aerial tactics. In closely timed group jumps, they're ready for combat immediately after landing. In aerosol tactics, the paratroops are vital. The United States Navy demonstrates its rocket gun. A landing craft throws a fierce hail of explosives toward shore. Equipped with rockets, small Navy vessels can equal the firepower of men a war many times their side. Carrying rocket launchers turns loose of a ride. Tremendous speed by the reaction of exploding gases against air are not new. But never before this war have they been used so widely. A Navy plane fitted with rocket racks is loaded up. Highly developed in the past few years, the ultimate possibilities of rockets have by no means yet been realized. Joseph Stillwell takes a brief furlough at his California home before reporting to duty in a new command. The famed leader of the retreat through Burma, with Mrs. Stillwell, looks through the family scrapbook, recalling historic moments in the general's career in China and Burma, which led to the building of the Stillwell Road. Schnauzer Stillwell enjoys a moment of recreation at the beach. General Stillwell has now been named commander of United States Army ground forces. In Washington, D.C., he takes over his new duties. Six giant assembly plants strung across the North American continent, workers complete the building of B-29 Super Fortresses. The bombers only recently sent over Japan for the first time are already in quantity production. A precious fuel for the B-29s is flown into this 20th bomber command base. From the incoming transports, Chinese troops roll the 50-gallon drums to the storage area. Into long troughs, the gas is pumped to one of the large storage tanks from which the Super Fortresses will feed. It takes up to two hours to refuel a B-29 and tons of gasoline. In the Bangkok area of Thailand, newly arrived B-29 combat crews unload bombs. From bases in China and the Pacific, the Super Forts continue to strike. Navy task force ranges enemy waters, striking enemy positions on the China coast, Formosa, and islands off Japan. Closing in now for heavy air blows, carrier planes make ready and take off. The planes head in for high-speed landings on the narrow deck. Some have been badly damaged. But medical corpsmen are able to carry away the wounded pilot for treatment. Wreckage has to be dumped overboard to clear the way for more landings, and the tense hazardous operation goes on. With new amphibious landings speeding the advance, General MacArthur's forces drive on in the campaign for Luzon, Key Island of the Philippines. The 6th Army strikes south. The 8th United States Army strikes from the sea. Delayed until now, show the initial landings on Lengayan Gulf and heavy fighting against attacking Japanese planes. The skies are clear. From one ship of the Armada, General Krueger keeps careful watch. And so does General MacArthur. He comes ashore on one more beach. This time his goal is Manila, important objective on the road to Tokyo. Supply him in great quantity through rough water. More and more equipment to back up the battle for Luzon. And push ahead through country where the enemy may be concealed. Greetings from the Filipino allies all the way. Gorilla soldiers who greatly aid the advance receive hand grenades. A spontaneous celebration for men of the 6th Army. The campaign comes to a climax in the announcement that liberating forces have entered Manila. The first landing force striking in Lengayan Gulf drove rapidly toward Manila. At Subic Bay, another landing. South of the city, still another. And then on to Manila, capital of the Philippines.