Wing Commander: _Halcyon is Confirmed!

England June 1944. Frank Banner has had a long war. Flying his first B-17 mission as a major in August 42 by the end of 43 hes survived over forty missions has a chest full of medals - including three Purple Hearts - and has steadily risen in rank and position.Now the long awaited invasion of France is just days away and Major General Banner commanding the First Combat Bomb Wing First Air Division 8th AF like everyone else is preparing for D-Day. Everything that could be done has been but there is still considerable concern at SHAEF over the invasions success and doubts about how well their untried troops will fare against a battle-hardened enemy. General Eisenhower Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces needs to know as early as possible what is happening on D-Day and wants some experienced eyes over those beaches. So the order comes down to find a senior pilot with combat experience a good head on his shoulders and guts.Banner now married and expecting his first child any day has resigned himself to the fact that his flying days are over that hell finish the war from behind a desk. But when approached to be Ikes eyes over Normandy he cant say no. He is just to stand off observe and report back; thats the plan. But in war things rarely go as planned.