The day after Christmas, the alarm goes off and the men of the Strategic Air Command sprint for their nuclear armed B-70 bombers.
During the chilliest days of the Cold War, bombardier Captain Mike Randall arrives at desolate Glasgow Air Force Base and discovers the B-52s are leaving and nobody knows what he will be flying. On April Fool’s Day, he is shepherded into a previously off limits hangar where the wing commander unveils a brand new, gleaming white aircraft, the North American B-70 Valkyrie.
After catching their breath, the men are thrust into action. Quickly declared Combat Mission Ready, Mike and his crew are placed on alert, ready to defend the country at a moment's notice. Without warning, the klaxon goes off and the men sprint across the flight line to their Valkyries, wondering if it's the real thing as they scramble down the runway, on their way to Russia. In the air, they learn it's not the beginning of World War III, but the harbinger of something almost as ominous.
Valkyrie Squadron is complete at 135,000 words and its sequel, Devil's Payload, is finished as well at 121,000 words.