“General Ward and Major Kulp,” the colonel said. “This is Lieutenant Wilson.”
The men shook hands and all sat down. The colonel passed several papers across to Stan.
“You are on special detail. You’ll be equipped with P-51 ships and have a flight of three. General Ward suggests you do a bit of rhubarb raiding.”
“Thank you, sir. These 51’s are the new long-range fighters?”
“They have the same range as the Libs and Forts.” The colonel smiled. “But we have only a few of them. Later, perhaps, we’ll have a great many.”
“Check carefully on location and construction of fields. Each ship has a camera to record the details of any fields you locate.” General Ward spoke in a Texas drawl.
“Don’t trust the cameras entirely. Get down low and see all you can,” the major added.
“The third pilot, who is he?” Stan asked.
“Did you have a man in mind?” Colonel Holt asked.
“Yes, sir.”