SPEED UP THE PLANE
"We have to speed up!" Weatherhead shrieks as another flak barrage adds to the tension.
Gwynn, seeing another C-47 veering toward them, jerks the stick left and away from the diving plane.
A thousand horrible images crowd his brain. Another transport must be about to smash into them!
"Hang on!" Gwynn cries, slamming the throttle forward to 140 miles per hour. The propellers ramp up and the wind whistles as they gain speed.
Paratroopers knock about violently and loose gear bounces throughout the cabin.
"Something's wrong!" Corporal Kelly yells to Turnbull.
The Lieutenant nods, but before he can respond, a jarring, sickening crunch reverberates through the plane.
Gwynn has flown into another C-47 in the formation ahead of them.
Chaos reigns as the C-47 disintegrates into a flaming wreck. Men rush to get out of the plane, but few survive.
Try making the decision again.
