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The silence was absolute. There were no reprimands, no talk of logistics support, and no mentions of unauthorized flight. Sanderson looked at the battered aircraft, then at the 5’4” woman who had just rewritten Air Force history. He didn’t say a word; he simply stepped forward and saluted.
Delaney Thomas had proven that what they called “emotion” was actually empathy for the men on the ground. What they called “recklessness” was actually the peak of technical mastery. And the “inexperienced” pilot from Ireland had achieved what the veterans had deemed impossible: she had brought 381 ghosts back to the world of the living.
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