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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. Veteran pilot Clark Maxwell thought his fire bombing days were well behind him. But when Jerry Stein, Maxwell's friend and airtanker fleet-owner, calls at the height of the fire season to beg him to reenter the war, he doesn't hesitate. A pair of ferocious forest fires is raging out of control, threatening to destroy Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and incinerate thousands of area homes. As the wildfires spread, whipped by massive winds, and the federal forces arrayed against the fires reach their limits, anxiety grows in the local population. A paranoia plagues the fire bombers and smoke jumpers as well, after a mysterious string of violent airborne accidents among the airtanker fleet claims the lives of some of the most fearless and experienced veterans. Maxwell has long argued that the airtankers — old aircraft used by pilots to bomb the fires with fire retardant slurry — a
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- Author
- Nance, John J.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster, Limited
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780743261616
- Category
- hobbies
- Subjects
- Transportation, Thriller, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (336 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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