Fightin' Air Force #31

Lt. "Crazy Ed" Catlin is a cocky young pilot whose reckless flying in Korea gets a fellow officer killed, earning the wrath of Lt. Col. Ridgefield, who believes the new generation of airmen like Catlin don't belong in the Air Force. As Catlin struggles to prove his worth and control his hot-headed instincts, Ridgefield tests him with increasingly dangerous missions, forcing the young flyer to choose between his own ambitions and the safety of those around him.

Two rival pilots—Major Tex Lowery and Colonel Otto von Reichert—died in combat during the Great War, yet found themselves watching over a new generation of airmen from beyond. Now, as Lieutenant Kenneth Arlen struggles through his first combat mission in a Mustang against the Nazi Luftwaffe, Tex silently urges the frightened young pilot to trust his training, while Otto's ace, the ruthless Kapitan Hans Hurdst, closes in for the kill. In the heavens above the Rhine, a test of nerve and skill will determine whether Arlen survives to fight another day—and whether the fallen heroes' quiet mentorship can overcome the superior experience of the enemy's finest.

Captain George Canby is the meekest man on the ground—but once he climbs into his flame-red P-38 fighter, he becomes the most feared pilot in the European Theater, racking up victories with fearless precision. When his damaged ship forces him to bail out over enemy territory, Canby discovers that surviving behind German lines might demand the one thing his timid nature has never allowed: standing his ground and fighting back. Written with letters by typeset, this 1962 war story explores what happens when a man's courage finally catches up with his circumstances.