Subject Matter
Genres:
war
Feature(s):
Battlefields: Happy Valley
Character(s):
Ken Harding (command pilot); Masher (co-pilot); Acker (rear gunner); Clive (wireless operator); Joe (navigator); Blue (front gunner); Morley (adjutant) [Uncle] [Adj]; Wingco [Wong Commander McKenzie]
First Line:
One minute to target.
Synopsis:
With Acker wounded, Masher unconscious, and the airplane badly damaged, Harding nurses the bomber back to the field, completing the crew's 30th mission, before dying of his own wounds. Masher and the Adjutant pack up Harding's things, making room for the next crew.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
22
Notes:
The main story is interspersed with an ongoing letter Ken writes to his father.