▁variations ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁plot ▁elements : ▁the ▁V ulture ▁Squadron ▁tries ▁to ▁trap ▁Yan kee ▁Do od le ▁P ige on ▁using ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁plan es ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁Kl unk ' s ▁latest ▁contra ptions , ▁but ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁Squadron ▁mess es ▁up ▁and ▁the ▁plane ( s ) ▁either ▁crash , ▁col lide ▁or ▁expl ode ▁( or ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁above ). ▁While ▁they ▁are ▁falling ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁w reck age , ▁Dick ▁D ast ard ly ▁calls ▁for ▁help , ▁which ▁M utt ley ▁offers ▁depending ▁on ▁whether ▁D ast ard ly ▁either ▁agre es ▁or ▁disag rees ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁med als . ▁Even ▁when ▁M utt ley ▁does ▁agree ▁to ▁fly ▁D ast ard ly ▁out ▁of ▁trouble , ▁D ast ard ly ▁s eld om ▁has ▁a ▁soft ▁landing . ▁At ▁some ▁point ▁the ▁General ▁calls ▁D ast ard ly ▁on ▁the ▁phone ▁to ▁demand ▁results , ▁and ▁while ▁D ast ard ly ▁ass ures ▁him ▁that ▁they ▁will ▁soon ▁capture ▁the ▁p ige on , ▁the ▁General ▁usually ▁dis bel ieves ▁him ▁and ▁bell ows ▁to ▁D ast ard ly ▁through ▁the ▁phone ▁and ▁extends ▁his ▁hand ▁from ▁it ▁to ▁either ▁grab ▁D ast ard ly ▁by ▁the ▁nose ▁or ▁grab ▁his ▁must ache . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁every ▁story , ▁Yan kee ▁Do od le ▁P ige on ▁esc apes ▁while ▁the ▁V ulture ▁Squadron ▁is ▁often ▁left ▁in ▁back f iring ▁pred ic aments . ▁