Front matter
Reading edition
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
CHAPTER PAGE
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