In the spring of 1943, sixteen-year-old Kak, escapes his abusive parents, lies about his age to enlist in the Canadian Air Force and goes to England as part of a crew flying bombing raids over Germany.

Kak is frowned upon as a loner but gains the respect of his crew and Bert, who trains the pigeons, when his pigeon is put to the test of guiding them home in the fog. On his last mission, he is shot down and taken as a prisoner of war in Germany. ( )

In the spring of 1943, sixteen-year-old Kak, desperate to escape his abusive parents, lies about his age to enlist in the Canadian Air Force and soon finds himself based in England as part of a crew flying bombing raids over Germany - summary from book ( )

This book tells of a tale of a Canadian farm boy and how he escapes his horrible parents to join the Canadian Air Force. The book follows him through terrifying night raids on cities all across Germany, and his good friends who help him through it. This book runs up to a close second to All Quiet on the Western Front in my book. ( )

Historical fiction about a 16-year-old Canadian boy who signs up in WWII and gets sent to England to work as a wireless operator. He learns the meaning of courage under the tutelage of the caretaker of the homing pigeons used during the war.