As Officer Commanding at RAF Rheinbrьcken, Yeoman is preparing a squadron of Hawker Hunters for a forthcoming NATO air defence exercise.
But orders are given to take his Hunters to the Congolese Republic.
British uranium interests are being threatened by a fanatical politician, Nkrombe, who is believed to be planning an invasion of the small neighbouring state of Warambe where the mines are situated.
Nkrombe, backed by highly skilled mercenary pilots and Sabre Jet fighters, is a formidable threat to Yeoman's Hunter squadron: especially as Warambe turns out to be only a side-show
Nkrombe seeks to control the whole empire of Central Africa.