U.S. Fighting Air Force #9
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis anthology issue contains three military aviation stories. "A Coward's Courage" follows a Colonel and his men facing enemy losses and a new flak threat, with hopes that a new radar-controlled weapon system will turn the tide in their favor. "Operation Panic!" depicts Major Brad Bullet of the C.I.C. investigating mysterious scraps and a search for enemy torpedoes in Korean waters, leading to a desperate rescue mission when U.S. Victory Patrol planes are attacked at sea. "Mig Alley Dame" shows a female pilot ripping apart Korea and making money off a lost armored division, creating complications for pilots including Major Todd Frost and Jay Bird leader when she's hired to help.
Lieutenant Pete Miller finds himself grounded from close support missions after a tragic friendly-fire incident in Korea—and his fellow pilots suspect him of cowardice. When the same trouble spot calls for air support again, Miller breaks orders to investigate, only to uncover an enemy deception that's been targeting American forces. His discovery transforms him from a pilot under suspicion into the hero who finally stops the scheme.
When Colonel Grant's airfield suffers devastating losses to radar-controlled flak, Mike McTeague—a sharp-thinking line chief who speaks Chinese—volunteers for an audacious solo mission behind enemy lines to uncover why the bomber runs keep missing their targets. Disguised and dropped into hostile territory, Mike must race against time to pinpoint the enemy's true radar positions before the next bombing wave arrives. It's a high-stakes gamble where one man's quick thinking could turn the tide of the air war.
Major Brad Bullet of the C.I.C. is loaned to the Navy to solve a deadly mystery: enemy torpedoes are sinking American ships in Korean waters with no apparent source, until a severed hand found in wreckage suggests the unthinkable—the enemy is using human-piloted torpedoes. Bullet's reconnaissance uncovers an underwater base hidden in the cliffs, setting him on a dangerous underwater mission to locate and neutralize the threat before more ships are lost.
Major Tod Frost and his squadron face off against a formidable female Communist pilot racking up victories over Korea—the propaganda broadcasts call her a hero, but the American flyboys know her as a deadly threat. When the colonel orders Frost to stop her at any cost, the major pursues her into a dogfight across Mig Alley that forces both pilots to the ground, where their battle takes an unexpected turn. This 1958 war story captures the tension of aerial combat meet the raw stakes of a confrontation neither side quite anticipated.
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