Flight Of Fury Page #2

...let's give it a shot.

Navy SEAL team on course.

We have a lock on Stealth position.

E TA, two hours.

Ground support for air mission

will be in place.

We've got your backs.

Okay, John, here's the deal.

The X-77 is a top-secret

experimental aircraft...

...based on the F-117

Stealth Fighter.

Stealth was achieved by shrinking...

...the geometric cross section

of the plane...

...and adding radar-absorbing

materials to cut down reflectivity.

The X-77 adds something new.

An active stealth system.

It's done

with an electromagnetic pulse...

...that effectively blankets the plane.

- It's a completely invisible aircraft.

- That's amazing.

What's even more amazing

is who took it.

We lost it to Ratcher.

He stole the plane.

I don't know who paid him...

...but whatever they paid him,

it will be a dump truck full of cash.

I don't know what to say, sir.

I know you two go back

a long way together, and next to you...

...Ratcher is probably

the best Stealth pilot in the world.

Well, as you know, him and I

go way back, I trained him.

- Yes.

- We've both flown Stealth...

...extensively, so...

- He's in Afghanistan.

We'll have a six-man team

on the ground to back you up.

But you've got to get in there and

you've got to get me that plane back.

- Hell, yeah.

- Once you get it up in the sky...

...you know

they'll be shooting at you...

...and you're gonna have to do

some fancy dancing.

Get me briefed

and I'll get up and get going.

Okay.

The X-77 can fly into enemy airspace

at supersonic speeds...

...drop missiles and smart bombs

with pinpoint accuracy...

...and come out

completely undetected.

It's the ultimate weapon.

But active stealth is a huge drain

on the 77's power supply.

So, Ratcher would have...

... had to turn off the active stealth

and return to passive stealth.

That's how we spotted him.

Satellite picked him up here,

over the Bonin Islands...

...heading due west

at 28 degrees north latitude.

He maintained that heading

until the satellite orbited out of range.

- Where exactly is the bird now?

- Satellite picked him up right here...

...this morning.

That's not gonna be fun

to get in and out of there.

- You got 72 hours.

- Seventy-two hours?

I couldn't pick my men, plan the op...

I couldn't even get in there.

You can in a Blackbird.

Now, I got a wizo...

...who knows

the Blackbird inside and out.

This kid is one of the hottest pilots

I've ever seen.

- Who's that, sir?

- Name's Rick Jannick.

He's your backup.

If it's okay with you, sir,

I'd rather not fly with him.

He's a little bit of an acrobat

and a showman...

...but no combat experience.

John, I got you out of jail because

I thought you were the best shot...

...we had at getting this plane back.

- Yeah, but...

- I don't give a damn what you think.

Jannick's my choice for backup.

He's on the mission.

Understood?

Yes, sir.

C- 130 on course and on schedule.

- Position, 38 degrees west...

- There you go.

- ... twenty-seven degrees north.

- Thank you, sir.

Navy SEALs are locked and loaded,

and ready to jump.

So when are wheels up?

I don't know. I gotta get up

in the sky with this guy?

You've gotta be kidding.

- How old are you now?

- Oh, I'm drinking age, sir.

Drinking age, sir.

Okay, guys, let's go.

You'll fly into a friendly base

...of where they stashed the 77.

There, you'll be met by a couple

of SF folks, who will provide you...

...with a ride, weapons and intel.

- Any assets on the ground?

We've got the colonel's asset,

Jessica.

She'll join you for the push

into the terrorist compound.

There, you'll grab the 77

and jump up.

If you can't jump up, you blow it up

and everybody who's seen it.

You have my word on that, sir.

Okay, guys.

Let's suit up.

SR-71, you're clear for a runway.

Let's find this thing

and blast it, John.

Just remember one thing,

my life is in your hands, son.

Yeah, and mine's in yours.

Take her up to 80,000 feet.

And stay off everybody's radar.

Roger that, sir.

Are you picking up any activity

on the radar? Big Bird, come in.

Any activity on the radar?

No radar signal,

we're clearing this bird.

Entering Chinese airspace.

We will keep in contact

and update progress.

We got radar tracking us over China.

Bearing needs to change.

Big Bird,

watch out for radar activity.

Radar activity, watch out, Big Bird.

Roger that, Control.

John, take us up 10 angles.

Taking us up 10 angles.

You brought my plane.

You bring my money?

A man with priorities. I like that.

A little spending cash.

A hundred million will be sent

to your numbered account.

- Well...

- You wanna double that?

What you got in mind?

This is Navy SEAL team,

Baker One, target in sight.

It's now or never. Ready to deploy.

Okay, SEALs,

you're go for insertion.

Over target zone now.

Go, go, go.

Target approaching.

I can see hostiles on the ground.

Better watch your step.

This is Ranger team Baker One.

Secure on the ground...

- ... and waiting for SR-71.

- SR-71, this is Control.

Refuel at heading 0.02.

SR-71 going in for refueling.

Sir, Alpers, Fielding and Patterson

didn't make it.

I saw the militia take them out.

There's too much activity outside,

we'll hole up here.

Any activity on the radar?

Negative,

we're not on anyone's radar for now.

Take us directly

over North Korea and Vietnam.

Taking us

over North Korean airspace.

- Here they come.

- Coming in, coming in.

Okay, I got the landing strip.

Take us 270 degrees...

...and drop to 30 angles.

Taking to 270 and drop to 30.

And we're clear.

Nothing moving on the infrared.

Copy that.

Sir, intel reports heavy troop activity

in that region.

John, you'll have to set down

and abandon the plane.

We've got a jeep

waiting for you in a hangar.

It's all fueled up and ready to go.

Roger that.

Jannick's your partner

on this one, John.

He drives in with you...

...he's your backup...

...and if needed,

he's your replacement.

If you fail,

I want another pilot standing by.

Roger that.

Flanders, get me Admiral Pendelton

on the Crateon Davies.

Sir, we have a secure call coming in

from a General Barnes.

Patch him through.

What's the occasion, Tom?

I'm sending a couple of guys

into bandit country.

You owe me a bottle of Scotch

from the last game of golf we played.

Can I get an assist

from the fourth fleet?

I've received no intel

about an operation.

One of my planes is missing.

- Where?

- Northern Afghanistan.

Jesus Christ, Tom.

That's a shooting gallery up there.

I mean, we'd...

We'd have to skirt the no-fly zone.

That's worth at least two bottles

of Scotch, and make it single malt.

Help me get my plane back and

I'll buy you a whole goddamn case.

Copy that.

Have Commander Jackson

air group report to me.

Yes, sir.

Where's my SEAL team?

I got no communication,

I'm starting to get hinky.

John, Admiral Pendelton

is assembling a strike force to assist.

That won't be necessary.

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