U.S. Air Force Comics #2

Jan 1959 · Charlton · 0.10 USD

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The story "Teamwork" depicts a carrier strike mission in which Navy pilots must coordinate their bombing run on an enemy target. During the operation, a pilot's plane loses control and goes into a spin, forcing him to eject; he manages to bail out safely but crash-lands, where he is rescued by fellow pilots who demonstrate the importance of military teamwork and coordination in combat operations. The narrative includes technical details about aircraft systems like the gyropilot, CAVU (ceiling and visibility unlimited), the Howgozit curve for fuel management, and navigational procedures, emphasizing how different crew members must work together to complete their mission successfully.

Contains 5 stories

D.D.!

7 pp · War

Teamwork

5 pp · War

Navy pilot Hank Baxter chafes against the rigid discipline of military flying, convinced that all the talk of teamwork and procedure is unnecessary red tape—until a fellow pilot is shot down and he abandons formation to pursue vengeance on the enemy MIG responsible. When fuel runs low and fog rolls in, Baxter discovers that the very teamwork he resented may be the only thing standing between him and the ocean.

Flyboy Slang

2 pp · Non-Fiction, Aviation, War

"Flyboy Slang" takes listeners inside the cockpit to decode the unique vocabulary of military aviation, translating terms like CAVU, Iron Mike, and the Howgozit Curve so you understand what a pilot and navigator are really saying when they're talking shop. It's a fun, straightforward guide to the language that keeps U.S. Air Force crews communicating in the skies.

V for V Bomb

6 pp · War

Pull-Out!

5 pp · War

A fighter pilot struggles to regain control of his damaged aircraft during a catastrophic dive, with nothing but desperate improvisation and memories of home standing between him and oblivion. With his rudder tab torn loose and the control stick vibrating beyond reach, he must find an unconventional way to save himself before the altimeter runs out. "Pull-Out!" is a nail-biting war story about the split-second decisions that separate survival from tragedy.