The Project Gutenberg eBook, Barry Blake of the Flying Fortress, by Gaylord Du Bois, Illustrated by J. R. White

Barry Blake

of the

Flying Fortress

By GAYLORD DUBOIS

Illustrated by

J. R. WHITE

FIGHTERS FOR FREEDOM Series

WHITMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY

RACINE, WISCONSIN

BARRY BLAKE OF THE FLYING FORTRESS

Copyright, 1943, by

WHITMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY

Printed in U.S.A.

All names, characters, places, and events in this

story are entirely fictitious.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I[Randolph Field]9
II[Two Kinds of Rats]17
III[Jeep Jitters]26
IV[Lieutenant Rip Van Winkle]33
V[Sweet Rosy O’Grady]41
VI[Submarines to the Right]51
VII[Raid on Rabaul]60
VIII[Flying Wreckage]71
IX[Night Attack]82
X[Hand to Hand]93
XI[Lieutenant in White]110
XII[New Guinea Gardens]118
XIII[Mysterious Island]129
XIV[Dogfighting Fortress]137
XV[Slaughter From the Air]149
XVI[Secret Mission]170
XVII[Out of the Fog]184
XVIII[Adrift]198
XIX[The Catamaran]212
XX[Floating Wreckage]225
XXI[Patched Wings in the Dawn]238

ILLUSTRATIONS

[Smoke Drifted Through a Crack in the Drawer]22
[Barry Learned the Correct Touch on Each Control]37
[“Radio’s Okay, Sir!” Came Soapy Babbitt’s Voice]53
[Sergeant Hale Counted Aloud Through the Interphone]69
[Barry’s Enemy Gasped and Dropped His Knife]85
[“Here’s a Trench!” He Whispered Over His Shoulder]101
[“I’ll Be Back as Soon as the Nurse Will Let Me.”]115
[Shell Fragments Whizzed About the Plane’s Interior]143
[Ravenous Appetites Made the Dinner a Success]167
[The Fliers Piled into the Army Trucks]181
[“Crayle Lied When He Said Our Tanks Were Dry!”]201
[“Now We’ll Wring out a Fresh Fish Cocktail.”]217
[Peering Through the Camouflage They All Cheered]233

Barry and Chick Were Among the First to Leave

Barry Blake
of the
FLYING FORTRESS