Eighth of a series of true stories of heroism and adventure in dramatic form
* The Ambushed Admiral'
Adapted by Stephen Grenfell from the book
' Flames in the Sky ' by Pierre Clostermann
Translated by Oliver Berthoud
Series edited and produced by Alan Burgess
Just before the recent war the body of a Japanese naval officer was picked up by a merchant ship in the Pacific Ocean. The diary in his breast-pocket was filled with strange hieroglyphics. Lt was handed with the rest of his effects to an American patrol vessel cruising in the vicinity. The fantastic importance the diary was to have was revealed by the events of the next few years.