Seize the Reckless Wind

Seize the Reckless Wind
John Gordon Davis

A magnificent novel of ambition, love and adventureIt had not been easy for Joe Mahoney to leave his beloved Rhodesia. All he possessed by the time he reached England was a battered cargo plane and a dream. From this slender beginning, Mahoney and his partner built the Rainbow – the project that would revolutionise the face of commercial flying.Mahoney had everything to gain and little enough to lose – but there were some very interested parties who planned to make certain he lost it all …

JOHN GORDON DAVIS

Seize the Reckless Wind

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FOR ROSEMARY

I am deeply indebted to Malcolm Wren of Wren Airships Ltd. and his staff for all their patient instruction in the science of airships, and to Kevin McPhillips, Harry Green, Lynn Wilson and Michael Owen for taking me literally under their wing and allowing me to learn at first hand about the air frieght business.

All the characters in this novel are, however, fictitious.

CONTENTS

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PART 2

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PART 3

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CHAPTER 13 (#ulink_5841b559-4ced-53a8-82d2-06c7d1cbe6b6)

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