Fightin' Air Force #46

Lt. Roy Fenn, a seasoned stunt flyer from the barnstorming days, finds his unconventional aerial acrobatics dismissed by younger World War II pilots—until his old-fashioned skills prove invaluable in a desperate rescue and a perilous mission deep behind enemy lines. When a damaged fighter needs an impossible save and a stolen Nazi coding machine must be extracted from a heavily guarded chateau with barely enough runway, Fenn's mastery of his aircraft under extreme conditions becomes the only hope for success.

A young soldier who's spent his military career being ridiculed for his height discovers his true calling when an Air Force recruiter spots him for a specialized role: ball turret gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress. Cramped quarters and all, "Mousie" finds his place in the skies over Nazi Germany, where his size becomes an asset and his courage under fire proves that stature has nothing to do with valor.

Major Jim Tyson is a decorated Air Force pilot torn between his peacetime career and the financial security his brother-in-law offers through a lucrative Madison Avenue advertising job—until a crisis at the base calls him back to the cockpit. With his family caught between pride in his service and desire for the comfortable life his new salary could provide, Tyson must decide what truly matters when duty demands his return to the skies.

A veteran Air Force officer on a routine training flight over West Germany finds himself in a dogfight with a MiG-21 when his young lieutenant's navigational error carries them into enemy airspace. After a daring mid-air collision forces both pilots to bail out, Colonel Roberts discovers the real threat isn't in the sky—it's on the ground, and perhaps even closer to home than he realizes. With saboteurs at the base and his junior officer's reputation on the line, Roberts must outmaneuver a cunning enemy agent before the next mission takes off.