Hit & Run: | Daring Air Attacks In World War Ii F...

The plane jumped, suddenly light. Leo hauled back on the stick, the air screaming over the wooden wings. Behind them, a geyser of white water and orange flame erupted, shaking the very cliffs. "Did we get 'em?" Pip yelled over the static.

Leo didn’t plan on a dogfight. His Mosquito was built for speed, not a slugging match. The mission was a "Hit & Run"—drop the modified depth charges near the hull, pull 6Gs, and disappear before the German gunners could rub the sleep from their eyes. "Throttles forward," Leo commanded. Hit & Run: Daring Air Attacks in World War II f...

Suddenly, the world exploded in tracers. Red and green arcs of light reached out to grab them. Leo kept the nose down until the massive shadow of the battleship filled his windscreen. Release. The plane jumped, suddenly light