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filTTiNG IN THE cockpit nd Watt at 5.000 feet for the to keep fear from becoming un-9 „f hi! Grumman Wildcat reasonahle.

U. S. Airplane Caffitf Cm.hint. He hated Ross, a strict dis- His altimeter read 12,000

feet. Already Jack wa. feeling

the effect, of high altitude. He

Ross had nagged at him and regulated the flow of life-giving

given him dirty assignments.

Since he had earned hi. jack di.il lusiuned himself. Res. Still Ross continued to lead

wa, a good judge of men, and on a climb. Now Jack wa. feel-

he knew that Jack -a. KBOO ing cold sweat dampen hi)

With Inc. He was afraid that habrow. He wiped it with his

would become a toward in hi.gloved hand and shivered in

bat fie 1"- He would be * di.-» T LAST it w Jack', turn

"l. roll hi. Wildcat into coverall.. Then he glanced at

takeoff position. Then he .aw the altimeter. It read 28,000

Alden had fought in [he U. S. the deck officer on the forward feet.

Navy line* [he Civil War. They end of the .tll.ld wave his Suddenly Fighting Five

had records of heioi.ni under broke out of darkness into a

fire. make a couple of circle.. Jack

Now the Cumberland wa. unseen sun painted with bold

her palisades were down. ]<

engine. Then the deck officer's strokes of red and gold. But to

vii Hill night, and the Milky downward. Simultaneously

Way CM a band of glittering Jack .el eased his brake..

jewelry at roil the dark sky. He felt hintielf hurtled for-

The Cumberland Air Group soon found why Ross had

would reach the Loui.iade Ar. The figures on the walkway climbed so high. Dawn had al-

were blurred. Then the Cm-would attack the Japi who had berhud rode over a swell, and

built an emergency airport Jack fell he- flight deck to., his

there. FightingSquadron Five'. W'Jdca. into the air.

Jack was off—in a stall. Hi.

Japaneie High Patrol.

It w a. to be Jack Aid«i fir. 1

heart leaped to his mouth and

poundad rapidly. He .wallowed of Mitsubishi Type 00—Don.

fight, and he was afraid.

Jack heard the roar of en-

hastily and Jockeyed hi. plane

out of htr stall. Then he

ble Zero fighters.

Instantly Jack felt a shiver

gine, gunned wide. They were climbed to 5,000 feet.

the Devastator torpedo bomb- A. fir.t hr could not find the

squadron". Wildcats, but after

THE RADIO earphones

of their great size, the Devasta- " blared fnrth, '•Fighlron

tor, were spotted ahead of Ion formation. He slid into hi.

Fighting Five'. Wildcats.

He knew that soon Lieut en. A. Ross led hi. Wildcats on

ant Commander Ron, hi. . long climb, Jack watched his skipper'! Wildcat peel off. One

.quadron leader, would Hike off altimeter rat It was an effort by one, the Wildcat, followed

ow

dummy. He .

her back and

Zero 1

, cockpit. They crashed

into the ple-iglaj. canopy and

shattered it. He WW the Jap

tuddenly look up >I him will.

from the corners of hi* moulh.

jack shoved his puck luck,

had seen death and it fright-

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had happened^ things went In log ii (ore and aft with bursts

(sal. All he knew via thai the

Uril of smoke eoaed from the

Zero . engine cowL fa increased

mander Roaa, thai he was the

nearest in Rom. and lhal belched > thick volume of

though there were other Wild- heavy black smoke. Suddenly a

cam, that were disentangling

through Ihe smoke. The Zero

The neat few moments were

haay 10 Jack. The reaction

his ikippty. He did not know from his successful figi.i against

why he wai thinking of laving fear hud left him weak. It was

Rnu. whom he haled. Perhaps the radio that brought him to

it wa. naval discipline and pre- his senses. It barked;

cept!. Ron >u OH more impor. "Fighlron from Comfighi-

iam than jack, and he must be [on—Rendezvous at 20,0110

saved even [hough Jack would

die if he lammed Into the ZeroVHE ATTACK had been" successful. Fighting FiveAll the time. Jack's for waihad wiped out the Japanese

clothe* were drenched with High Patrol without a single

cold IHM that hi. electrically casualty. The Helldi.ee dive

warmed coveralls healed. It bombers had levelled Japancae

did not b. long to a hard hitting Now Jack was back on tl

Navy fighting squadron. He U. S. Airplane Carrier C.had no place among naval (..ri'.i.jJ. He Yiii, changed. 1

But Lieutenant Commander Zero, to his credit. He had hi

Ross wai in extreme danger,

and only Jack could save him.

his baptism of fire, and hi

beaten his yellow streak.

Jack gritted his teeth. He Then Lieutenant Morle

slid his stick and kicked his

rudder pedals. Before he knew sough, ou, Jack and said:

"Ensign, you should »

was racing toward Ihe Zeros. Lieutenant Commander Re

le dispensed with the tele- puiiled.

.ie gunsights becaus* aZero "For risking his life to malready in the bull of his you a real naval aviator," M

..-.i sights. He thumbed the ley said quietly. "He deli!

bit Ml in c-l.rme solenoid. ately flew into a Japanese t

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