OVA
Description
Erhardt von Rheindharst, a Captain in the German Luftwaffe, faces disgrace after abandoning his Focke-Wulf Fw 190 during a night reconnaissance mission. This act follows the death of his wingman, Lieutenant Hartmann, shot down by RAF Supermarine Spitfires, severely damaging his military standing.
Seeking redemption, he is assigned a critical mission: escorting a captured American Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber bound for Peenemünde. For this task, he pilots a prototype Ta 152H1 aircraft, issued due to his previous complaints about the Fw 190's high-altitude limitations. The bomber carries a devastating secret cargo—a Nazi atomic bomb—alongside his childhood sweetheart and her scientist father.
The night before departure, his sweetheart confronts him with a desperate plea. She implores him to allow enemy aircraft to destroy the bomber during the flight, preventing the atomic bomb's deployment. She argues this sacrifice is necessary to stop humanity from "selling its soul to the Devil," fully accepting it will result in her and her father's deaths.
During the escort mission, RAF Spitfires attack the formation. Erhardt engages the attackers in his Ta 152, shooting down two enemy fighters. Confronted by the final Spitfire, he makes a pivotal decision. He deliberately allows it to destroy the B-17 bomber carrying the atomic bomb and its passengers. He subsequently shoots down the remaining Spitfire.
Having ensured the nuclear weapon's destruction, he departs the scene, declaring himself "the man who did not sell his soul to the Devil." This action constitutes a fundamental rejection of his mission and the weapon he was ordered to protect, prioritizing a personal moral imperative over military duty.
Seeking redemption, he is assigned a critical mission: escorting a captured American Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber bound for Peenemünde. For this task, he pilots a prototype Ta 152H1 aircraft, issued due to his previous complaints about the Fw 190's high-altitude limitations. The bomber carries a devastating secret cargo—a Nazi atomic bomb—alongside his childhood sweetheart and her scientist father.
The night before departure, his sweetheart confronts him with a desperate plea. She implores him to allow enemy aircraft to destroy the bomber during the flight, preventing the atomic bomb's deployment. She argues this sacrifice is necessary to stop humanity from "selling its soul to the Devil," fully accepting it will result in her and her father's deaths.
During the escort mission, RAF Spitfires attack the formation. Erhardt engages the attackers in his Ta 152, shooting down two enemy fighters. Confronted by the final Spitfire, he makes a pivotal decision. He deliberately allows it to destroy the B-17 bomber carrying the atomic bomb and its passengers. He subsequently shoots down the remaining Spitfire.
Having ensured the nuclear weapon's destruction, he departs the scene, declaring himself "the man who did not sell his soul to the Devil." This action constitutes a fundamental rejection of his mission and the weapon he was ordered to protect, prioritizing a personal moral imperative over military duty.