OnNewYear'sEve1944,AmericanpilotMikeClarkeinadvertentlybetsAlCapone'snephew$10,000.00thathecanshootdownfiveenemyaircrafts.Later,forcedtolandneararemotevillageinIrelandafterrunningoutoffuel,Mikelearnsthatheiscutofffromtherestoftheworldwithnowaytorejointhewarandshootdownhisfifthplane,whichistheonlywayhecanwinthebetandsavehisownlife.Withnowheretogo,heeventuallybefriendsthecolorfulvillagersandmeetsafieryred-headnamedMaggiewhoshowsthispilotthatcombatcantakeplaceonthegroundjustaswellasintheair.Itdoesn'ttakelongforMikeandMaggietogrowcloseasshehelpshimfigureouthowtowinhisbetwhilewinningherheartintheprocess.