True Aviation Picture-Stories #8

Captain Clarke E. Johnston and his B-25 crew embark on an ambitious three-part mission over enemy territory in Burma—locate a downed B-17, spot targets in a Japanese harbor, and scout an airfield—but their reconnaissance flight takes a harrowing turn when they're lured into a trap and forced to ditch in the sea. Stranded on an uncharted island with limited supplies and a monsoon bearing down on them, the crew must survive the elements and find their way back to Allied lines.

A downed American pilot finds himself stranded deep in hostile jungle terrain, forced to rely on his training and wits to survive against nature's relentless dangers. From rationing water and building shelter to navigating treacherous wildlife and finding his way to civilization, he must master the jungle's brutal lessons if he hopes to rejoin the fight. This instructional war story shows how an airman's discipline and resourcefulness become his greatest weapons when the real battle becomes survival itself.

When Nazi forces occupy Holland in 1940, Captain T. H. Leegstra of the Netherlands Air Force refuses to let the fight end—he'll sabotage the enemy's war machine from the inside, working as a test pilot at the very aircraft factory where he once served his own country. Assigned to fly the Germans' newest fighter to prevent resistance workers from damaging the planes, Leegstra spots his chance when clouds roll in during a test run, and he aims the stolen warship toward England and freedom. It's a dangerous gamble across enemy skies, where Allied anti-aircraft guns won't distinguish friend from foe.