As he'd feared, the Sea Stallion had been the target of that strafing run.

By now the Sea Stallion was on the ground and the prisoners were pouring through its open doors.

The second group would fly off the carrier in two waves, using both Sea Stallions, departing at half past seven.

It didn't take long until he saw the famitiar Sea Stallion heading toward him.

He reached the man with the metal bar on his shoulder and started dragging him back across the pad toward the Sea Stallion.

The Sea Stallion was the first to come in.

Five minutes later they pulled up to a Sea Stallion whose engines were already screaming.

The Sea Stallion did not attempt to land, though the pilot was tempted.

It was immediately followed by a second Sea Stallion.

With a roar, the Sea Stallion lifted into the night sky, turning toward the west.