August 1944. With the American Eighth Air Force poised to strike over Nazi Germany, British Intelligence learns that they could be flying into a deadly trap. With only hours to spare, Flight Lieutenant Edward Barnes must fly a life and death mission over Berlin in his unarmed Spitfire to obtain photographic evidence and save the lives of 1200 men.

影片讲述一战中第一个获得英国维多利亚十字勋章的尼泊尔廓尔喀军人库尔伯·塔帕·玛加尔（Kulbir Thapa Magar VC）的经历，他曾在加里波第和埃及为大英帝国而战