Night of the Hawk
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Night of the Hawk is a 1992 Technothriller written by Dale Brown. It is also the sequel to the events of the Flight of the Old Dog in which a crew member - Dr. David Luger sacrifices himself to save the Old Dog crew
[edit] Plot
After the Old Dog mission, one of the crew members - Dr. David Luger sacrificed himself to allow his comrades escape from the airbase at Anadyr. Although everyone thought he was dead, he is not. Years later, he is now a completly brainwashed Soviet aircraft designer working for an aircraft design bureau called Fisikous is Lithuania.
His whereabouts are found about by the Americans while they are extracting a Lithuanian defector. Now, known to the Old Dog crew and the high ranking offials in Whitehouse as Dr. Ozerov, Luger must be saved from the grips of the old KGB. Luger has been forced to work on a stealth bomber called Fisikous Fi-170 which rivals the EB-52 Megafortress he had developed in the States.
Parallely the former Soviet state of Belarus is planning to invade Lithuania. Its Millitary commanders plan a decisive attack and use their nuclear arsenal if necessary, to force Lithuania to surrender. The Americans learn of this move by intellegence gathering and mount a covert mission to stop Belarus from invading Lithuania.
An air squadron with CH-53E Superstallions and AH-1 Cobra choppers is first sent to evacuate the citizens at the American Embassy in Lithiania, followed by an air assult to destroy Belarusian ground targets. Meanwhile, a special Marines team in V-22 Ospreys, along with Patrick McLanahan, Jon Ormack and Hal briggs arrive at the Fisikous institute which is now run over with Lithunian soldiers, to save Dave Luger. After a V-22 crash, followed by fierce gun battles, Patrick, Luger, Ormack escape in the Fi-170. On their way, they destroy several Belarusian ground units and take out a MiG-29 fighter, after which they make their way to Scotland.
The EB-52 Megafortresses are sent to aid the Lithianian ground troops led by Maj. Dominikas Palcikas in defending their soil. They take out nuclear missiles bound for Lithuania, detonating one of them with an anti-ballistic missile. The Belarusians finally withdraw with heavy casualties. Luger finally reunites with the Old Dog crew at HAWC, amidst potential millitary investigations into his recent past.
[edit] Characters
Gen. Bradley Elliot - Commander of HAWC
Maj. Patrick McLanahan - EB-52 bombadier and US Marines member while extracting Luger
Dr. David Luger/Ozerov - Radar Navigator at HAWC/ Designer of Fi-170 at Fisikous
Jon Ormack - Old Dog crew member and US Marines member while extracting Luger
Hal Briggs - Senior security cheif at HAWC and US Marines member while extracting Luger
Maj. Dominikas Palcikas - Commander of Lithuanian armed forces
