一战时期诗人西格夫里·萨松曾因在西线作战时的英勇表现而被授予勋章，他最令人难忘的作品是关于一战的诗歌，这些诗歌为他赢得了公众和评论界的赞誉。而当他独自提出反战抗议时，他成为了军队中持不同政见的焦点。

　　August 1944. With the American Eighth Air Force poised to strike over Nazi Germany, British Intelligence learns that they could be flying into a deadly trap. With only hours to spare, Flight Lieutenant Edward Barnes must fly a life and death mission over Berlin in his unarmed Spitfire to obtain photographic evidence and save the lives of 1200 men.