The Cockpit

First Slipstream About a Luftwaffe pilot who must decide between his duty to his country—guard a bomber carrying the first atomic bomb ever detonated—and his duty to the world—to let it go up in flames and become a footnote in history. Of course, the other passenger on the aircraft—the lady he loves—complicates matters further. Sonic Boom Squadron, No. 2 Japan has introduced a new weapon—a human-piloted rocket-propelled flying bomb—as the conflict draws to a close. Young Ensign Nogami is waiting for his chance to perish as a "cherry blossom," a suicide pilot, aboard a bomber carrying one of these. He will pass away in a few hours. His demise will occur on August 6, 1945, as determined. 3. The Iron Dragon: Knight Despite the possibility that their pledge has been rendered meaningless by the realities of war, two soldiers make an effort to travel to an air base in order to keep their word.