02261cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000440011324500220015726400510017930000470023033600260027733700260030333800360032950000310036550801020039652012190049853400450171765300160176265300340177865300450181265300350185785600430189257816UtSlPG20260610134331.0mcr n260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aSnell, Roy J.q(Roy Judson),d1878-195910aJet Plane Mystery 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2018 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2018-08-30 aProduced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net a"Jet Plane Mystery" by Roy J. Snell is a novel written in the mid-20th century. The story centers around Ensign Jack Steel, a young Navy pilot stationed on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific during World War II. The narrative kicks off with Jack preparing for a mission while surrounded by the looming threat of enemy forces and introduces an atmosphere charged with mystery and anticipation as Jack grapples with both his surroundings and his aspirations for combat. The opening of the book immerses the reader in Jack's world aboard the carrier "Black Bee", where he reflects on flight missions and the camaraderie with fellow pilots. As tensions rise with the threat of an ambush from Japanese forces, Jack experiences a strange whistling sound overhead, leading him and Lieutenant Commander Donald Stone to suspect a bomb or enemy trickery. Shortly after, Jack connects with other pilots, reinforcing the teamwork essential for their daunting tasks. With Jack's sense of duty and urgency to engage in the fight, the early chapters set the stage for escalated action and adventure, hinting at both camaraderie among the pilots and the real dangers that lie ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aWar stories aMystery and detective stories aWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile fiction aJet planes -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57816