When Miss Smith fails to return to her classroom after lunch, Toby is surprised - but not as surprised as he is a little later when he sees his recently made model labelled in a competition as belonging to a rival school. Then there are the mysterious pieces of paper found under a hedge, with strange words written on them. Why will nobody tell him where Miss Smith is? With the cooperation of his parents and the friendship of one of the teachers, Toby eventually finds out what is afoot. But how is the culprit to be brought to book? And will she get her comeuppance?

From the lessons of the First World War, the RAF developed a fleet of modern monoplane aircraft in time for hostilities in 1939; a force that consisted of Hampdens, Whitleys, Wellingtons, Blenheims, and Battles. These aircraft and their crews were pitted against the German war machine from day one-flying into storms of flak shells and swarms of Messerschmitt fighters in their flimsy, and often poorly armed, bombers. From theatres as far apart as Norway and Syria, Java and France, the crews and their aircraft were at the front of every military operation without adequate fighter escorts and with poor equipment against stiff opposition. They were the few who bravely went on 'one way ticket' missions, that saw operational life expectancy as only a matter of hours, without hesitation or complaint.

When Miss Smith fails to return to her classroom after lunch, Toby is surprised - but not as surprised as he is a little later when he sees his recently made model labelled in a competition as belonging to a rival school. Then there are the mysterious pieces of paper found under a hedge, with strange words written on them. Why will nobody tell him where Miss Smith is? With the cooperation of his parents and the friendship of one of the teachers, Toby eventually finds out what is afoot. But how is the culprit to be brought to book? And will she get her comeuppance?