Fire Flight - Softcover

John J. Nance

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ISBN 10: 1594130647 ISBN 13: 9781594130649

Publisher: Large Print Press, 2005

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A New York Times bestseller

From New York Times bestselling author and "master of the airborne thriller" John J. Nance comes Fire Flight, a ripped-from-the-headlines adventure about the extraordinary pilots who risk their lives flying substandard airplanes in a little-known and lopsided war against our nation's wildfires.

A pair of ferocious forest fires rage out of control, threatening to destroy two American national parks - Yellowstone and Grand Teton - and incinerate thousands of homes and park buildings. As the desperate battle to squelch the global warming-induced fires before they "blow up" reaches fever pitch, a mysterious string of violent airborne accidents among the air-tanker fleet produces a mounting body count. Veteran pilot Clark Maxwell becomes convinced that a sinister cover-up is behind the rash of horrific air disasters. Were the planes' inspection papers forged?

About the author:

Nance is the author of sixteen major books, five of them nonfiction.
Two of his works, Pandora's Clock and Medusa's Child, aired as highly successful two-part television miniseries.
John J. Nance lives in Tacoma, Washington.

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About the Author:

John J. Nance, aviation analyst for ABC News and a familiar face on Good Morning America, is the author of several bestselling novels including Fire Flight, Skyhook, Turbulence, and Orbit. Two of his novels, Pandora’s Clock and Medusa’s Child, have been made into highly successful television miniseries. A lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, Nance is a decorated pilot veteran of Vietnam and Operations Desert Storm/Desert Shield. He lives in Washington State.

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A huge forest fire ranges out of control in Jackson Hole and Yellowstone National Forest. The fires are fought by brave pilots in ancient air tankers (converted from old passenger airliners) dropping chemical fire retardants and by fire jumpers who fight the fires on the ground. Clark Maxwell, a veteran pilot, watches as friends die when one plane's wings fall off mid-flight and another crashes from mechanical neglect. Nance's performance is best when he stresses the tension felt by the pilots and fire fighters as they battle the flames and their cantankerous, unreliable planes. Nance draws the listener into the story most effectively when he dramatizes the action. M.B.K. � AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright � AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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