U.S. Air Force Comics #31

A seasoned Communist fighter pilot—the so-called "Old Pro"—has been terrorizing a U.S. helicopter base in Vietnam with his superior flying skills, and a chopper pilot suspects he's a veteran of Korea or even World War II. When the mysterious ace called Suma-yan makes another strafing run, our narrator finds himself in an unexpected aerial duel that tests everything he knows about flying and survival. A tense cat-and-mouse game unfolds between an old hand and someone determined to prove experience isn't everything.

A pilot's shore leave turns into a combat mission when a Cuban MIG attacks his fishing boat in international waters, nearly killing his wife. After being spotted by an American destroyer and debriefed at his home base, Captain Jack Coakley volunteers for escort duty on a reconnaissance flight over Cuba—only to discover firsthand just how serious the new threat really is. When the action heats up and his aircraft takes fire, Coakley must decide how far he's willing to go to protect his squadron and settle an old score.

A downed American pilot finds himself stranded in the North African desert in 1942, pursued relentlessly by German Messerschmitts who seem bent on his destruction at any cost. When he discovers a mysterious German ventilation shaft hidden beneath a rocky butte, he begins to understand why the Luftwaffe is so desperate to silence him—and decides to take matters into his own hands. It's a tense cat-and-mouse game across the scorching wasteland, where one man's survival depends on quick thinking and nerve.

A P-38 pilot recalls his early combat days in New Guinea under Major Ray Kenna, a commanding officer whose leadership and selflessness held the squadron together through months of dangerous missions and isolation. When the Major's plane runs out of fuel and goes down behind enemy lines, his men must decide whether to obey evacuation orders or risk everything to bring him home. Kenna's unwavering dedication to his pilots now becomes the measure of their loyalty to him.