[1] After two combat cruises, Grafton is now a flight instructor on a naval base.

Distraught, Grafton is later involved in a bar brawl with another man who's anti-war.

His shore duty is cut short and he is sent on another cruise to help train a USMC A-6 squadron.

A faulty arresting cable, an in-flight fire, landing at night in bad weather, a cold shot, and lightning strike his aircraft.

Grafton is thinking about quitting the Navy but eventually makes up his mind to stay.