When her home is destroyed in a bombing raid over London Miranda Beddoes is forced to take refuge with her grandparents down on the Dorset coast. With both her parents doing their duty for king & country Miranda longs to do the same. She joins the WAAF & is soon working very hard to help win the war. Despite her determination to dedicate herself to her work Miranda falls for charismatic fighter pilot Gil Maddern
- a man known for his recklessness & passion for flying. As the battle rages in the skies above them & she learns that Gil's plane has been hit it is only the friendship of her fellow girls in blue that keeps Miranda going as she waits for news.