On a mission 9 out of the 10 crewmen of the Piccadilly Lily are wounded except TSgt. Komansky. Komansky fly's and lands the plane at Archbury, becoming a press celebrity. A wounded Gallagher puts him in for the Silver Star. The 918th press liaison calls Miss Susan Nesbitt, an American correspondent working for the BBC. She takes advantage of Komansky realizing this story could be her big break in broadcasting.