"Captain Midnight was make-believe, of course, but to thousands of World War II radio listeners - from children to U.S. Army Air Corps flight crews - he was an American hero.". "Using details and events from the 15-minute serial scripts, Stephen A. Kallis has constructed a "biography" of the great wartime aviator, covering his origins and adventures. Concluding the work are thorough appendices that discuss Secret Squadron equipment, aircraft and rocketry; cryptology and code-cracking in the series; and Captain Midnight's portrayal in books, radio, television, series, comics and newspaper strips."--BOOK JACKET.