The Burning Blue: Book III of the Sunlit Silence Series – A Novel of WWII air Combat and Sacrifice (Sunlit Silence Series of WWII in the Air 3)

The Burning Blue
Book III of the Sunlit Silence Series

From award-winning author Frank A. Mason comes The Burning Blue, the third installment in the Sunlit Silence Series of novels about the Second World War in the Air. Mason’s 22 years as a USAF aviator infuses the narrative with honesty about the gritty realities of flying in the war-torn skies over Britain during the dark, early days of the world’s most devastating conflict. The Sunlit Silence Series on WWII in the Air is meticulously researched and presented in detail, which only an experienced aviator could achieve.

Flight Lieutenant Trip Gibson, an American pilot in the RAF, is no stranger to loss. Friends fall in combat, and lovers perish in the indiscriminate bombings of British cities. Grief simmers within him, but vengeance propels his return to the skies.
Flying Hawker Hurricanes with No. 71 Squadron, Trip grows weary of training runs while the war rages on. Determined to hunt the German bombers responsible for the destruction of British cities, he fights for a transfer to No. 604 Squadron—an elite night fighter unit. With help from old comrades like John Cunningham, he finally joins the battle in January 1941, taking to the darkness to stalk enemy raiders.

As London endures the Blitz, Trip prowls its war-torn streets and manic nightlife. Amid reckless nights in the city and close friendships with his fellow pilots, Trip searches for meaning. Yet in the cockpit, he finds purpose—his guns tearing through the night as he brings down German bombers.

When an even deadlier role calls, Trip flies daring night intruder missions over occupied France. But fate has one more trial in store, and Trip must confront his past, his choices, and a shocking revelation about his former lover, Barbara.
A story of vengeance, survival, and the ghosts of war, The Burning Blue thrusts readers into the deadly skies of 1941, where love and loss collide in the relentless pursuit of duty.