The book tells about the combat operations of British Air Force aircraft. The task of the torpedo bombers was to find a convoy moving in the darkness in the water area, fire a torpedo from close range at a certain angle and, soaring into the clouds with lightning speed, escape pursuit. British pilots showed miracles of skill and courage. Many pilots - Beauman, Campbell, Esmond, Marshall, Herne Phillips - died while participating in dangerous operations in the Mediterranean and Atlantic.