Flight Of Old Dog by Dale Brown

Author:Dale Brown [Brown, Dale]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Action & Adventure, Fiction - General
ISBN: 9780425110898
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 2010-01-15T09:24:29+00:00

"We keep a clamp on things right now. Control of this project starts right here, " He turned again to Curtis.

"General, what's the status of the Old Dog test team?"

All eyes turned to the Chairman Of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

"Colonel Anderson, the chief operational designer of the Old Dog, was killed in the attack.,."The President's shoulders slumped.

"Lewis Campos, the civilian designer of the Scorpio, defensive armament interface and the airmine tail defense system, was also killed."

"Well, who the hell is flying that B-52?"Secretary of Defense Thomas Preston asked.

"The aircraft commander is now Lieutenant-General Bradley Elliott, the Old Dog project director.

"Elliott?"the President asked. "How did he get on board?"

"General Elliott was there when the attack started," Curtis told him.

"When Colonel Anderson was killed he got on board and he and Lieutenant Colonel John Ormack, the crew co-pilot, taxied the bomber out of the hangar and launched it."

Curtis checked his notes: "General Elliott's aide, Lieutenant Harold Briggs, reported that Elliott was wounded in the right leg during the attack. All of the other members of the test team are aboard. He also reported that the bomber suffered damage taxiing out of the hangar-lost four feet of the left wingtip and one external fuel tank.

"X g "Are we in contact with the plane?"the President asked.

"Yes, sir," Curtis asked. "So far, only nonsecure U.H.F contact. They launched without any classified code documents.

What we are trying to do right now is code a message to the crew to get them to set a three-digit address code into their satellite transceiver. Once we're hooked up that way, we can transmit instructions."

"Where are they now?"

"They're orbiting one hundred and twenty miles off the coast of Big Sur at high altitude, as far off the jet airways as possible. Elliott is obviously trying to hide his plane as best he can."

"Why is he still in the air?"asked Thomas Preston. "It's loaded down with weaponry, modified to the hilt-it should be back on the ground immediately."

"I believe General Elliott feels that in broad daylight there's nowhere the plane can land without attracting attention. The Dreamland runway is usable but the hangar was destroyed and there are newspeople all over the place."

"Any alternate landing sites for the plane?"the President asked.

A, "There are several possibilities," Curtis said, "and the Old Dog still has eight hours of fuel. Two airfields on the Red Flag restricted area are prime sites, although they're not nearly as secure as Dreamland. A few possibilities in Seattle, Washington, and Alaska."

The President leaned back in his chair. "We can't send the Old Dog instructions without risking eavesdropping or discovery. Meanwhile, we have two other fully armed bombers on their way to Russia... If Elliott isn't in danger, then he can wait until tonight and land the plane somewhere where it can be concealed. Preferably back in Dreamland or Southern Nevada. "The President closed his eyes and said to his press secretary: "Jack. Ideas on how to call this?"

"We'll call it a terrorist attack on a deactivated Air Force research facility.

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