The ghostly train appears from nowhere, whisking Steve and his fluffy orange cat Monty from the train yards in Portland, Oregon, to the training airfields of the Tuskegee Airmen. The year is 1943, the height of World War II. Steve and his fellow airmen must become expert pilots, flying fighter planes in epic air battles that will test their bravery and skills. Will Steve survive the missions given to the daring pilots? Do cats make good co-pilots? Will Steve and Monty ever make it back home again?