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U.S. Air Force Comics #21 (1962)

Charlton · 1962 · 36 pages

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Contains 4 stories
Yellowbird
7 pp · aviation; war

Captain Ralph Lanier, callsigned "Yellowbird" by his fellow pilots, is a veteran F-86D Sabre pilot flying disciplined, by-the-book missions in Korea—a style that earns him ridicule from younger, more reckless pilots who mistake caution for cowardice. When a lone enemy fighter appears to be easy prey, Lanier uses the moment as a deadly teaching tool, demonstrating both the trap it represents and the lethal price of hot-headed flying. His willingness to put himself in harm's way to save his squadron from their own overconfidence makes for a gripping tale of leadership under fire.

Brother Aces
8 pp · aviation; war

Two brothers divided by war and ideology meet in the skies over Europe when Major Wilhelm Smith of the U.S. Air Force shoots down his own sibling, Colonel Rudolf Schmidt of the Luftwaffe—a Nazi ace who was swept into Hitler's machine as a child and has spent five years fighting for a cause he no longer believes in. When Schmidt issues a formal challenge to settle their rivalry in single combat, Major Smith must grapple with duty, family loyalty, and the troubling question of what his brother has become. This gripping tale explores the human cost of total war and the bonds that persist even when nations are at war.

Pride of the Japs
2 pp · aviation; war

The Japanese Navy's newest battleship, the Toka Maru, is considered unsinkable—a ship so mighty that even American intelligence fears her dominance of the seas. When word of her construction reaches the U.S., the submarine service springs into action with a daring plan to intercept her during her maiden voyage through heavily defended waters. What unfolds is a tense cat-and-mouse game across enemy territory, where American submariners must navigate impossible odds to neutralize the threat before it's too late.

Getting Home the Hard Way
8 pp · aviation; war

When Colonel Link Ruane, a renowned aerospace expert, is kidnapped during a civilian flight diverted to Havana, he becomes a pawn in the escalating Cold War tensions—prompting the U.S. military to mobilize for a potential strike. Knowing the innocent passengers are his only leverage, Ruane seizes a desperate opportunity to commandeer the Communist supersonicbomber and fight his way back to American airspace. It's a white-knuckle escape that turns a captured astronaut into an unexpected intelligence asset.

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