During World War II, the development of the extraordinary wooden Mosquito plane and its role in Operation Jericho at Amiens Prison is seen through the eyes of three men: Victor Whitby, a young genius Mosquito engineer; Percy Pickard, the celebrity RAF pilot who commands the jail break; and Raymond Vivant, a key member of the French Résistance. This remarkable, undercover mission - and precursor to D-Day - changes every aspect of their lives, resulting in death, madness and liberation.