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FLEDGLING
Jason Steed
Mark A. Cooper
Copyright © 2008, 2010 by Mark A. Cooper
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Source of Production: Versa Press, East Peoria, Illinois, USA
Date of Production: August 2010
Run Number: 13163
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I wish to dedicate this to two very special people:
To Sandra,
who without any doubt is my best friend.
Also dedicated in memory of Raymond V. Steed.
Two months after his fourteenth birthday he joined the ship
Empire Morn
as a steward. He died April 26, 1943, at age four-
teen years and 207 days, after an explosion from a German mine
destroyed his ship. He is the youngest recorded service death of
World War II.
Whereas Jason Steed is purely a fictional character, Raymond V.
Steed was a real hero and as such should not be forgotten.
—Mark A. Cooper
Prologue
August 1974
ason released the brake.
The plane lurched forward and
started to gather speed. He increased the throttle and increased
speed. Lights from a vehicle came on ahead. The sirens went off,
and the guards poured out of the barracks. Jason slowly pulled back
on the tiller. Nothing happened. The plane just continued down
the runway.
It bounced and rattled its way toward the buildings. He gave it
more power. Still nothing happened when he tried to lift the wheels
off the ground for takeoff. The buildings were now getting close;
the plane felt lighter to control but would not clear the buildings.
He cut the power and applied the brakes.
The plane slowed and bounced to a stop. They were now
desperately close to the barracks and Weing’s armed guards. Again,
he opened the throttles and slowly turned around. He applied the
brakes and opened the throttles again. The back of the plane started
taking shots from behind.
“Jason.
Go! Go!”
Wilson shouted as he turned the rear machine
guns on the oncoming guards. Both Ryan and Peter in their
Plexiglas domes turned to the rear and also began shooting.
The tail began receiving heavy fire. The armored jeeps were
getting closer and closer. The second jeep had a mounted machine
gun and started firing at the plane. Wilson targeted this vehicle
and unloaded his rounds. The driver and gunman were killed
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