Fightin' Air Force #6

Lieutenant Hal Conners, a Korean War veteran assigned to Air Defense Command, chafes at what he sees as unglamorous duty—until a routine scramble turns deadly serious when an unidentified aircraft approaches a critical arsenal. When forced to intercept the mystery plane, Conners discovers firsthand just how vital his supposedly dull posting really is to protecting the nation.

A curious pilot's routine reconnaissance mission over Korean waters takes a dangerous turn when he spots something suspicious gleaming from a fleet of fishing junks—and decides to investigate. Shot down and captured, he finds himself a prisoner of the Korean People's Army, but uses his wits and mechanical know-how to turn the tables from the inside. With a clever coded message and some quick thinking, he sets the stage for a daring rescue.

When a former hotshot pilot called back to active duty in Korea, Captain Speed Molno finds himself torn between his old reckless ways and the responsibility of leading a flight of younger airmen. As he settles into his new role, Molno must learn whether personal glory or the safety and success of his team matters more in the skies over enemy territory.

Moose Morley was a celebrated athlete before joining the Air Force, but his reputation takes a hit when he becomes known for wrecking aircraft—until he's assigned to a fighter-bomber group in Korea alongside his quick-talking, flashy pilot buddy Mousey Nalen. As Moose trains and improves dramatically over weeks of combat missions, he begins to realize that Mousey may not be quite the hero he claimed to be, and finds his own footing as a skilled pilot and a man of character. When a crucial moment of truth arrives during a strafing run, Moose's loyalty and instincts are tested in ways that matter far more than any kill count.

When the people of Hamburg relax in confidence that their city is too strong to be attacked, they're proven tragically wrong—British Lancaster bombers arrive on a moonlit night, and what begins as a devastating raid becomes something far more catastrophic when delayed-action bombs and spreading fires cripple the city's defenses. As firefighters struggle to contain the inferno across multiple fronts, American Flying Fortresses arrive by day to continue the assault, turning Hamburg into an unstoppable conflagration that will be remembered as one of the war's most destructive bombing campaigns.