, ▁its ▁Light nings , ▁and ▁the ▁men ▁that ▁fly ▁and ▁maintain ▁them . ▁S q dn ▁L dr ▁Dave ▁C arden ▁takes ▁the ▁reader ▁on ▁a ▁typically ▁" h air - ra ising ▁mission ", ▁while ▁another ▁section ▁is ▁devoted ▁to ▁a ▁pilot ' s ▁experiences ▁when ▁his ▁aircraft ▁caught ▁fire ▁and ▁crash ed ▁into ▁the ▁sea ▁off ▁Fl amb or ough ▁Head ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁It ▁also ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁Quick ▁Re action ▁Alert ▁shed , ▁where ▁two ▁fully ▁armed ▁Light nings ▁and ▁their ▁pil ots ▁were ▁on ▁constant ▁stand by ▁to ▁intercept ▁Russian ▁aircraft ▁which ▁used ▁to ▁sometimes ▁fly ▁to ▁within ▁ 1 0 0 ▁miles ▁of ▁Sp urn ▁Point . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : A ir ▁force ▁history ▁Category : History ▁of ▁av iation ▁Category : Book s ▁about ▁the ▁Cold ▁War ▁Category : 1 9 8 4 ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : Work s ▁by ▁Bruce ▁Barry more ▁Hal pen ny ▁Category : A viation ▁books <0x0A> </s> ▁" After ▁Mid night " ▁is ▁a ▁song ▁by ▁American ▁rock ▁band ▁B link - 1 8 2 , ▁released ▁on ▁September ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁single ▁from ▁the ▁group ' s ▁sixth ▁studio ▁album , ▁Ne igh bor hood s ▁( 2 0 1 1 ). ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁written ▁and ▁produced ▁very ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁recording ▁process ▁for ▁Ne igh bor hood s , ▁following ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁a ▁European ▁tour ▁in