General Caddell was determined to assemble a flight of talented aviators
and supporting ground crew to wrestle command of the skies from the
enemy.
This unlikely collection of individuals would have to work together to
put the best pilots in the air with the best scout plane the Royal
Flying Corps had in its arsenal. The ground crew were considered to be
as equals with the aviators, as they were tasked to keep them alive.
They would have to make these frail machines fly faster, turn tighter
and be reliable enough to withstand the hazardous missions they were
given.
This unlikely collection of individuals from different worlds and social
standing had to learn to work together, and for that they had to break
rules both in the air and on the ground. For that they needed rogues who
could become heroes.
Captain John 'Singer' Singh-Smythe. Born leader and established ace. A
mixed race social renegade, and the finest pilot the RFC had at the
time.
Adrian 'Addie' Wentworth. Charismatic wealthy socialite. Born into
privilege and wealth. Scornful of the establishment, especially thr
military establishment.
Herbert Rhys-Jones. A large bluff Cornishman whose organizational genius
helps assemble a gifted ground crew unequaled in the RFC
Dickie Watson. An unassuming working class character from the slums of
Hockley brook whose flying prowess would surpass all before him.
Claudette Faure. She and her family struggle to continue to run a modest
estimanet in a tiny hamlet near the Western Front.
The life expectancy of an average pilot was short on both sides of the
conflict. They would need each other to survive the attrition in the
air, and hostility on the ground. From within themselves they would also
learn to understand and respect the enemy, and hang on to what humanity
they had left.
