At the height of the Cold War, Lieutenant William Walker, a young and newly naturalized pilot with the US Air Force, is offered the opportunity to participate in an intriguing, dangerous, and potentially deadly mission in a new and exciting aircraft. This is the story of his questions, anxiety, and trepidations about his new government's acknowledgment of responsibility (or lack thereof) for the mission and his acceptance into a well-knit and exceptional crew team. "Lefty," a truly remarkable Air Force general, consolidates a competent, tight crew - who unconditionally trust him with their lives. Lt. Walker also negotiates love with a rare female captain (at a time when female crew members were not accepted on dangerous missions). Despite all this and being the junior member of the crew, he turns in some pretty fancy flying as the plane avoids missiles and fighters in the "forbidden" USSR.
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