Inside Fighting Canada

This is a report on how Canadian women from all walks of life were trained to handle many kinds of work in the Canadian Women's Army Corps, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service. Basic training, everyday life in the forces, and the contribution of women to Canada's fighting strength are illustrated.

As demands on manpower grow, women are taking an increasingly important place on the various war fronts. In England, their more active jobs include ferrying planes from factory to airfield, and operating anti-aircraft guns. In Russia, they are fighting on the front lines as well as acting as parachute nurses, army doctors, and technicians. Canadian women, too, are entering new fields every day. Many have joined active service auxiliaries, and thousands labour day and night in factories turning out the tools of war.

The film opens with a description of the strength and equipment of the Royal Canadian Air Force, with its thirty-two overseas squadrons. The Allied air strategy of hitting the nerve centres of Germany's war machine by destroying transport and supply lines is explained and the destruction of a German munitions train by Canadian airplanes is shown.