Captain Flight was a heroic freelance adventurer and American pilot who fought the Axis during WWII. In his first adventure, he had an African-American sidekick named Tom, who was drawn and written in a more realistic manner. In addition, his love interest until issue #2 was Lilly Duval, a reformed foreign spy. Captain Flight's fellow pilots in Doom Squad are also former WWI aces like McGuire. They are Dale, Parker, and Akely respectively. Elsie, the Chief's daughter and unofficial member, rounds out the team's roster. She replaces Lilly as Flight's love interest.