
28,000 ft over Hamburg, Germany. August 6, 1944. The P-51D Mustang crees a mighty third hangs in the thin, frozen air like a suspended razor…

STEADY, BOYS. KEEP FIRING. We’re taking evasive action now. >> Deep in the frozen skies of 1944, a massacre was about to begin. 30 American…

Seven German fighters appear above him in tight formation. His fuel gauge reads critical. His radio is dead. He does not turn. He does not…

Over the hazy skies of Weiwok, New Guinea, a lone P38 lightning breaks formation. The pilot doesn’t chase the enemy fighters climbing into the sun.…

February 1945, Northern Italy. A single P47 Thunderbolt drops to 60 ft above frozen ground. Canopy close enough to catch the spray of snow kicked…

Over German occupied Europe in the spring of 1944, a P-51 Mustang falls from the sky, trailing smoke and flame. The pilot pulls himself from…

Eight German fighters close in from three angles. A lone American pilot, fresh from training, finds himself encircled over occupied France. Standard doctrine says, “Turn…

11 enemy fighters surround a single American plane at 20,000 ft. The pilot shoves the throttle forward and begins to climb. Radio chatter crackles across…

14 German fighters closing fast. One American P38 lightning fuel gauges falling. Radio dead. The pilot banks hard into cloud. Engine noise swallowed by mist.…

Somewhere over the English Channel in the winter of 1944, a lone American fighter descended through a gap in the clouds. Below, nine German aircraft…





