Cliff Secord, a.k.a. the Rocketeer, has been hired to fly an experimental aircraft in a transatlantic race from New York to Paris. His new employer, the brilliant inventor Professor Delton Nkosi, is desperate to win the coveted prize in the Great Race, no matter the cost. Among Cliff's main competitors are the top female aviator, Debbie Seville, and the ruthless German ace known as the Iron Baron--who is determined to win the prize for the Fatherland by any means necessary.