Well, to be fair, General LeMay did say he wanted 404 Squadron to help test the XB-36. Admittedly, he would probably have preferred a less ambitious testing schedule. And one with more prior documentation. Or in fact any prior documentation.

>The danger Luchinni's in and what measures are being taken for
>it...and what the rest of the force might think when people learn how
>far the joint wing is going for an officer who might be facing a bit
>of disciplinary action for going off alone and getting herself in that
>condition to begin with.

Well, the other witches of the world will, for the most part, not bat an eye. If anything, they'll be pleased. Any outfit that will go to such lengths for one of its own is to be admired, and the 501st is already pretty famous for that kind of thing.

Some of the REMFs might have a problem, but neither 1 JSAF's commander nor the 501st's makes a habit of caring too much about that. They know who's preventing the extinction of humanity and who isn't.

>Oh, and that little bit with the 404 squadron using top secret
>clearance protocols to secure landing and co-operation.

On a point of order, there was nothing top-secret or protocol-based about Ridley threatening to land a six-engined super-bomber on the 18-Januar-Straße, which is what got them their landing clearance. That wasn't code for something else. :)

>I'm certain there can't be /any possible/ consequences; I love this
>episode to bits; It points such a remarkable profusion of road signs.

Ah, excellent. Sometimes, stuff branches in unexpected ways. This mini-arc is one of those times! Next episode, we'll be going back to see what the rest of the gang is up to in the B-36 team's absence, and then back to Brandenburg to see how they're getting on.

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