"AIRMAN'S FIRST ORDEAL. Airmen must first learn to overcome air sickness. The initial jolting they get is far worse than actual flying". Medium shot of two airmen in a basket; an officer stands by the basket and another airman in the background. The officer turns and gives an order, the basket slowly rises. Long shot looking up to the basket suspended between two poles. On the ground two airmen stand in a basket surrounded by other men. Medium shot of the two airmen in the basket looking at a chart. Long shot - the basket is attached to a barrage balloon and it slowly rises. On the ground the wire tethering the balloon is let out by two airmen from a cog; a radio operator sits by them. Long shot of the balloon in the sky. The balloon comes down to the ground and airmen grab ropes dangling from it.