Tag Archives: Ian Clark

No Score Nixon

Issue Number: 5680

Rookie pilot Tim Nixon was keen to open his account against the Luftwaffe. But somehow his score sheet stayed blank – and he began to wonder if his lack of success was due to bad luck, or if he was just a no-hoper. Somehow he had to prove himself and silence the taunts of his […]

Cougar Squadron

Issue Number: 5577

In the skies over Vietnam, the American and North Vietnamese fought for supremacy day after day. When expert tactician Major John Gardener was given command of the crack Cougar Squadron, he thought his great planning skills would make all the difference. But he was to quickly find out that tactics on the ground did not […]

Forward the Brave!

Issue Number: 5550

The Allied invasion of France —and every patriotic Frenchman was dedicated to the task of throwing the Nazis out of his country. None more so than Jean le Brave, village teacher, museum curator and fanatical student of the campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte. He saw himself as a master tactician and he was determined to play […]

The Outriders

Issue Number: 5266

Danny Mitchell and Mo Brookes joined the US Army for one reason only — to ride the fast, powerful Indian Scout motorbikes. They finally got their wish but found that being outriders for the Rocket Express transport company was hard and dangerous. And as if the threat from the Germans wasn’t enough, there was always […]

Czech Mate

Issue Number: 5262

The fighting Czech just had to prove himself! When the Germans marched into his stricken country in 1938, he escaped — determined to fight them in the air one day. Flying didn’t come easily to him at first, but he persevered. He just had to become an ace because, after all, his name was RICHTHOFEN! […]

Escape From Crete

Issue Number: 5218

Accepted for aircrew training, Frank Wilson thought his dreams were about to be realised – then he was posted to the island of Crete. There, everything seemed to be against him, including one of his own officers, but Frank was determined to fly. With the help of some hard New Zealanders and a bunch of […]