The Maids of Chateau Vernet by Steven Landry & Katie Rae Sank

Author:Steven Landry & Katie Rae Sank [Landry, Steven & Sank, Katie Rae]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781731098122
Publisher: Pine Ridge Technical Risk Management, L.L.C.
Published: 2018-12-27T05:00:00+00:00

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2045 hours, Sunday, August 9, 1942, over the Indre River Valley, Vichy France

“Hawk, this is Raven, over,” Sarah said for the fiftieth time since the navigator told her they flew in orbit over the Indre River Valley. Still no response. She intended to keep trying until the B-17 Flying Fortress turned back to England. Cruising at about seven thousand meters, her insulated and heated flight suit remained her only protection from the frigid air both inside and outside the aircraft.

Sarah looked out through the large, multi-faceted nose window. The dark night sky cloaked everything beyond the nose of the plane. She looked back at her C2ID2.

The aircraft’s other passenger, Captain Joseph Trembley of the American OSS, said, “Two P-38 Lightning fighter planes out there. Sneaky bastards, just the way we like ‘em.”

“Raven to Hawk, come in Hawk,” Sarah tried once more. If they didn’t make contact on the next orbit, the P-38s flying alongside the B-17 needed to break off and head back to England before they ran out of fuel. She expected a second set of P-38s to take their place. Soon, the B-17 would turn back to RAF Uxbridge as well.

“Hawk, this is Raven, over.” The C2ID2 covered a range of only a few kilometers, but Teams Bravo through Golf would be within range, somewhere in the valley beneath them, based on the rendezvous coordinates Hiram had sent to the C2ID2. Where in the hell are they?

“Raven, this is Hawk. What’s your status, over?” Sarah jumped at the sound of Hiram’s voice, the welcome sound bringing her to tears. She wiped her eyes, smiled, and returned her attention to the C2ID2.

“Good to hear your voice, Hawk.” Sarah blinked back tears that had turned sour. “My companion didn’t make it, break. Your demonstration convinced the high command to proceed with our plan, over.”

Captain Trembley huddled with the navigator in search of a convenient drop zone. He held up a signboard with a set of map coordinates written on it while she waited for Hiram’s response.

“What’s your location, over?” Hiram asked. The navigator took the signboard and wrote on it, then showed it to Sarah.

“Angels twenty at thirty-one Tango Charlie November four six two six.” She knew what the words and numbers meant. Hiram had spent hours preaching proper radio procedure during the long walk to Spain. Both Sarah and Maria had been prepped so they knew what to expect. Hiram had also given the women a safe phrase that could easily be weaved into the conversation if the interests of their new allies diverged from their own. The stakes remained high. Hiram’s weapons promised destruction. After the Saarbrücken display, Sarah wasn’t sure she wanted to see more, but she trusted these men to make the right decision. And, she mused, Hiram would verify the intensions of the Allied players before he allowed anyone to handle such power. “We have a package for you.” Sarah read from the signboard again, “Drop coordinates thirty-one Tango Charlie November five four five two six four.

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