John C. Mouat

Lucky Ace John C. Mouat

Ace Roberts was, in his own words, 'The BestDamn Fighter Pilot Ever Born!" This Clark-Gable look-alike got his nickname byshooting down ten Jap Zeros in a P-40 Tomahawk in 1942 as an American mercenaryfor Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek. He reinforced this reputation in theKorean War by shooting down ten Russian-built MiG- 15's in his F-86 Sabrejet. He was, in fact, a double ace, two times over. Ace was also very, very lucky! He survived threeyears of inhuman torture in Japanese prisoner-of-war camps in World War II;being shot down behind enemy lines in Korea and a year of aerial combat in'MiG-Alley,' high above the Manchurian skies. Women were irresistibly attracted by his devilishgood looks and magnetic charm. These included Suzy, a pretty MASH nurse; AnLiu, exotic confidant to Madame Chiang Kai Slick; and, if truth be known, Madame Chiang herself!But Ace had a penchant for taking chances. He chasedtwo Chinese pilots across the Yalu River into Manchuria, shooting them down inviolation of Air Force Regulations and getting cashiered from the service forthis infraction. A year later, he vanished while flying an X-99 experimentaljet over California's High Sierras, resulting in Madame Chiang's dispatching AnLiu to assist in the search for her favorite American. Read LUCKYACE to find out if this intrepid airmancan escape his latest rendezvous with death.