*Front: The AWAC pilots are face-to-face with an incredible Wall of Flame. The craft attempts to climb sharply as we get out first real look at the atmospheric phenomenon created by the City Destroyer. It is majestic and monstrous... the AWAC is not going to be able to make it.
Above: An original storyboard depicting the AWAC's tragic flight into oblivion. Art by Jacques Rey. *Source: Back of card