Fightin' Air Force #35

In the dark early days of World War II, when Japanese Zeros seemed unstoppable, Lt. Sam Corbin refuses to believe the hype—and devises a daring plan to capture one of the enemy's prized fighters so American forces can study its weaknesses. With the help of Lt. Joe Hubbard and his men, Corbin seizes the opportunity when Japanese planes land on a remote airstrip, pulling off a dangerous theft that will change the course of aerial combat. What begins as an impossible gamble becomes the intelligence breakthrough the Air Force desperately needs to turn the tide in the Pacific.

A fighter pilot struggles to protect his best friend and wing-man, Sam Lodi, during combat missions over Korea—even as Sam battles debilitating fear that makes him unable to fly effectively in battle. When the rest of the squadron questions his loyalty to a man who can't pull his weight in combat, the narrator must decide whether friendship means standing by someone no matter the cost. As the two fly deeper into "MiG Alley," a simple mission becomes a test of what it really means to be a pilot, a friend, and a man.

When a cargo handler named Larson accidentally falls out of a C-46 transport plane over Japanese-held territory in 1943, Lt. Jake Middleton and his crew launch a desperate rescue mission deep into enemy jungle—where a farm boy with nothing but a jungle survival pamphlet and his wits must hold out against patrols until help arrives. With a Japanese division converging on the area and time running out, an American fighter group joins the race to bring Larson home before the odds overwhelm them all.