abstract
| - In a secret bunker, the Hood watches a combat demonstration of a brand new jet fighter. Although he is deeply impressed, he is informed by his employer, General Bron, that it is second in performance to the British project, Red Arrow. The Hood is charged with destroying Red Arrow to ensure the superiority of Bron's fighter, with the promise of great riches in return. Soon, London International Airport is placed on maximum security alert while a test flight of the latest Red Arrow jet is undertaken. Although the tests begin well, the plane inexplicably deviates from its flight plan before entering a steep nose-dive and crashing with the pilot, Race, still aboard, while the Hood watches triumphantly. The project's supervisor, Colonel Tim Casey, is devastated by the loss and takes time off to visit his old friend, Jeff Tracy, at his home in the South Pacific.
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