Wings Comics #4

The Phantom Falcons embark on an unauthorized raid against Nazi airfields in occupied France, targeting the German ace Hartmann who has already bloodied one of their own. With Chuck Dawson flying escort in a Spitfire while Jimmy Jones, Kent Douglas, and Sandy MacGregor man a Wellington bomber, the four airmen must fight their way through searchlights, anti-aircraft fire, and enemy fighters to complete their mission. It's a tense night operation where personal scores and military objectives collide in the skies over enemy territory.

This 1940 non-fiction piece imagines a bold military scenario where American planes deliver tanks deep behind enemy lines, using hydraulic systems to lower the armored vehicles over mountains and water obstacles that ground forces can't cross. The tanks then strike enemy supply lines and fortifications from behind while ground troops land to consolidate the breakthrough, forcing a stalemate to collapse. It's a fascinating "what if?" look at how air transport might reshape modern warfare, grounded in actual reports of similar tactics used by Russia and Germany during the European conflict.

Tim Cassidy is a hard-boiled pilot-salesman caught in Warsaw when Nazi bombers strike the city—a tragedy that ignites his fury and sets him on a dangerous path. Forced into a brutal alliance with a Nazi ace and a forced surgical resurrection, Tim eventually infiltrates the R.A.F. under an assumed identity, commanding a Spitfire squadron and turning the tables on those who made him their pawn. Ken Norwood's "Spitfire Ace" is a gripping tale of vengeance and aerial combat across the European theater.