The film tells about the former military pilot A. Smirnov. The film uses footage from the chronicle of the Great Patriotic War, in particular, the military operations of the Soviet aviation. Among the filming included in the film: A. Smirnov's classes with his grandchildren at home, A. Smirnov's work in his studio, A. Smirnov's presence at the aviation festival. Among the plots included in the film: the trial of the American pilot Powers, an aviation holiday in Moscow in the 40s and 50s in the presence of JV Stalin.