Subject Matter
Genres:
war
Feature(s):
Battlefields
Character(s):
Ken Harding (command pilot); Masher (second pilot); Acker (rear gunner); Clive (wireless operator); Blue (front gunner); Joe (navigator); Morley (adjutant) [Uncle] [Adj]; Wingco [Wing Commander McKenzie]; Chiefy Craig [Flight-Sergeant Craig] (ground crew chief); Julie (barmaid)
First Line:
Christ, look at that little lot!
Synopsis:
With the bomber ablaze from friendly fire, Harding puts out the flame with a dangerous power dive, then coaxes the aircraft back to safety with half the skin gone and the tail barely clinging to the airframe.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
22
Notes:
The main story is interspersed with an ongoing letter Ken writes to his father.