[2]In Washington D.C., Mr. Jones (Rafael Storm) receives a telegram from Los Angeles asking him to secure rights to a newly designed aircraft from inventor F. S. Reynolds (William Humphrey).

Later that day, Cardigan (Robert Frazer), a gangster, lies to Jones that Reynolds is not really interested in his offer.

A government agent, who is also a pilot, arrives at Reynolds' headquarters, searching for Cardigan, and Jean guides him to the secret airfield.

The Fighting Pilot was a low-budget affair that featured the stunts rather than plot or story.

The star, Richard Talmadge, made a career of doing action films, and never rose far from the B-movie format.