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Fightin' Air Force #48 (1965)

Charlton · 1965 · 37 pages

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Contains 6 stories
The Magic Mustang!
5 pp · war

When Nazi Germany unleashes the Me-262 Sturmvogel—a twin-engine jet fighter that outpaces every Allied warbird in the skies—Captain George Oliver and his fellow P-51 Mustang pilots face a formidable new threat to the bomber formations they're sworn to protect. Oliver hatches a desperate plan: equip his Mustang with experimental jet-assist rockets to gain just enough speed to close the gap and strike back. As German jets begin ravaging the escort squadrons, Oliver puts his improvised "Magic Mustang" to the ultimate test in a high-speed duel that could turn the tide of the air war.

The Flying Tanks
1 pp · non-fiction; war

When Republic P-47 Thunderbolts took to the skies against Nazi fighter planes, engineers kept loading them with more firepower—bombs, rockets, and additional armaments that transformed the aircraft into something far deadlier than a standard fighter. These heavily-armed "flying tanks" proved devastatingly effective against German armor columns, delivering firepower that was truly awesome to witness in action.

The Weak Link!
5 pp · war

A combat crew flying bomber raids over the Mediterranean discovers their waist gunner, Cpl. Russ Atkins, is buckling under fire—freezing during enemy attacks and leaving a dangerous gap in their defenses. As the crew's frustration builds and they prepare for a crucial raid on Romanian oil fields, Atkins faces a moment that will test whether he can finally overcome his fear and prove himself under the most intense pressure yet.

The Dive Bombers
1 pp · war

During World War II in the Pacific Theater, P-38 Lightning pilots developed new dive-bombing techniques to take down enemy targets with greater precision. Two pilots learn the hard way that timing and steady flight paths matter far more than pure speed—and that holding the bomb until the last possible moment is the key to accuracy, though the cost of that split-second delay weighed heavily on many brave flyers.

Special Combat Report
10 pp · war

Captain Mike Rawlins is Korea's hottest fighter pilot—nineteen confirmed kills and counting—but when television producer Gaylord Allenby arrives to film an Air Force special, the cameras in Rawlins' F-86 Sabre cockpit turn combat into a performance. As tensions mount between duty to his crew and pressure to deliver dramatic footage, Rawlins must navigate a dangerous mission where the stakes are higher than any script could anticipate. This 1965 war story examines what happens when the machinery of war meets the machinery of entertainment.

End of a Feud..
3 pp · war

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