Once again an engaging storyline, I myself don't know much about what happened during WWII but I imagine you would have had to have done a lot of research to make it true enough to the era.  A well told story that I would likely read again some time in the future. ^_^

Does she become a woman later? Great story of yesteryear. You must do research for the stories too.

Clarice becomes a thorn in Hitler's side. Then becomes an Ambassador and lady.Maybe a sequel where her adventures as an ambassador,or becoming a woman.

this kept my interest all the way thru .
very well done , There is no dought you have magic fingers
a great story .....
peace Rone

Very good story. As a fan of World War II era historical books (both fact and fiction), I found it quite interesting.

However, I have one small correction to suggest to the author, if she ever decides to re-release this story.

In both Boeing B-17s and Consolidated B-24s, the smallest man in the crew was NOT a waist gunner--he was the belly turret gunner, also referred to as the "ball turret" gunner. (As mentioned in the story, such men were rarely much over five feet tall, and didn't weigh much over 100 pounds--a necessity if they were to fit inside the cramped turret.) The turret in question was a ball-shaped power-operated turret, containing two .50-caliber machine guns, and it was JUST BARELY big enough for the gunner--it was so small, in fact, that he couldn't wear his parachute while in the turret. Rather, he wore a canvas safety belt which was anchored to an anchor point inside the plane. In the event that it was necessary to abandon the aircraft, he had to climb out of the turret, remove the harness, and then put on his parachute.

Also, as the turret was power-operated, the gunner's fate was sealed in the event of a main electrical failure if the plane's landing gear was retracted; such an event would render it impossible for him to get out of the turret--as a result, both the turret and the unfortunate gunner trapped within would be crushed beneath the aircraft in the event of a wheels-up landing, assuming that the crew was unable to get him out of the turret (if the hatch was blocked), or that they were unable to lower the landing gear using the emergency manual controls. (In most World War II-era bombers, there was a hand-cranked auxiliary hydraulic pump on the bulkhead directly behind the pilot's seat, in front of the bomb bay.)

From the description, I believe that this was the scenario postulated in Ms. Stickney's story--with the main hydraulic system (among other things) inoperable due to battle damage, and everyone in the eleven-man crew dead or wounded except for the pilot and the gunner in question (the main character), it's highly unlikely that he could've gotten out of the turret unaided unless he'd realized what was happening and used what little remained of the turret's power supply (before both electrical and hydraulic power failed completely) to move it into the travel position--that is, with the turret's hatch in line with the opening connecting it with the bomber's underside. If so, it would be fairly easy for him to get out unaided and put on his parachute, then bail out using the nearest hatch.  

Again, no criticism is intended. As I said, I was just offering advice to the author in the hope of making an already enjoyable story historically and technically accurate should she ever decide to re-release it.

A war time story that shows more of Janet's depth of writing skills. She uses the items available at the time the story takes place and makes a lot of what she writes believeable as well.

Very well written and kept my interest throughout the story. Not like her more current works this is a side of Janet I haven't really seen as her early works have a somewhat different twist to them. Not only to the characters but to the time frame and the style of writing.

Diane