Wings Comics #40

Technical Sergeant David Rosenthal rides as radioman aboard a Liberator bomber in the North African campaign, stuck monitoring short waves while his pal Joe Landry mans the turret guns—a frustration for a soldier itching to fight back against the Nazis himself. When the bomber's bomb-bay doors jam during the pivotal August 1st raid on Ploesti's oil fields, Rosenthal seizes his chance to prove himself where it counts most. A radioman with a gun and a moment of opportunity discovers what it takes to become part of the action.

A mercy mission turns into a dangerous gauntlet when two Ferry Command pilots, Alicia Norton and Jeanne Bart, volunteer to fly critical medical supplies across enemy territory in Southeastern Europe—but they'll need fighter escort from an unlikely source: Johnny Lansing, a mechanic pressed into duty as a pilot for the first time. When five German ME 109s ambush their formation, this green kid must prove himself in a desperate dogfight where the odds are stacked against both planes, and every decision could mean the difference between getting those supplies through or losing everything.