Fightin' Air Force #5

During World War II, Major Ned Barnes is on the cusp of completing his fiftieth mission—the magic number that earns him a ticket stateside. What was supposed to be an easy milk-run turns into something far more dangerous when his bomber encounters unexpected Nazi resistance over what intelligence didn't know was a secret installation. With his crew counting on him and enemy fighters closing in, Barnes must decide whether to play it safe or finish the job he came to do.

Major Sammy Cameron, the shortest pilot in the Air Force, proves that courage comes in all sizes when his squadron scrambles to intercept an unidentified contact over the Pacific—but a reckless maneuver in pursuit of an enemy bomber leaves him stranded and facing court-martial. Back on the ground, Cameron discovers that his daring nature, which once made him a champion jockey before Pearl Harbor, may be either his greatest asset or his most dangerous liability.

Sergeant Ray Nallon mans the ground crew at an Air Force base, maintaining electronics while watching combat pilots fly missions overhead—work that leaves him yearning for the sky. When a stressed pilot's frustration boils over into a confrontation, and a mission comes up short a radio-gunner, Nallon finally gets his chance to fly, proving that every job on the airstrip matters to the war effort.

When a boastful airman named Clancy finds himself isolated from his bomber crew after a heated confrontation reveals the truth behind his washout from pilot training, he's forced to prove himself during a harrowing mission over enemy territory in Korea. After the crew is brutally attacked by enemy fighters and his pilot is wounded, Clancy must face his deepest fears and take the controls of a crippled bomber to bring his injured crew home. Sometimes the loudest voices hide the quietest courage—and a second chance arrives in the most unexpected way.