Wings Comics #33

West Pointer Lt. Col. William G. Hipps sails to the Philippines as a dive bomber pilot just before war breaks out, and when the Japanese strike, he throws himself into combat with cool daring against overwhelming odds. After the Philippines fall, he makes a harrowing escape across enemy-patrolled waters to Australia, where General MacArthur recognizes his combat record and puts him in command of air operations in New Guinea. There, Hipps transforms from warrior into strategist and mentor, planning raids and teaching battle tactics to a new generation of American pilots in the brutal jungle campaign.

Slim Jones and Tiny Knowlton accept what seems like a suicide run—ferrying a hospital plane loaded with supplies to the Underground in Yugoslavia—only to find themselves shot down over enemy territory and forced to rely on local resistance fighters to reach safety. With German forces closing in from all sides, the two airmen must navigate a desperate escape that tests their nerve and their newfound allies' resolve.