This docu-drama produced by the United States Army Air Forces during World War Two details the planning required for fighter coverage during an allied bombing raid on Emden, Germany.

The film shows the departure of P-47s and P-38s, rendezvous of fighter escort with bomber formations, air-to-air combat between the bombers and attacking aircraft, and between fighter escorts and attacking aircraft, bomb drop on target, return of fighter escorts to English bases, and highlights the role of 56th Fighter Group in this raid.