Today they seem to be boring old men, telling wild stories to anyone who will listen, but once they were the hottest pilots in the Pacific--men who could fly anything, anywhere, any time. And they've just been handed the chance to end their lives as millionaires.
A dying comrade has a secret he doesn't want to take to the grave....He knows where to find a cache of old Japanese air force planes--not wrecks lying all over the floor of some jungle, but planes in pristine condition, properly moth-balled and stored before the end of the war.
But how do a group of retirees raise the money to finance a salvage mission of this size, without altering every other treasure hunter on the face of the earth?
Wade Lovett, a handful of his old comrades, and his surprisingly practical grandson are determined to succeed.
It will be the adventure of a lifetime.
Reviews:
Terry (USA: OH) (2008/10/01): Dean Ing gained bestseller fame with The Ransom of Black Stealth One, and that book is deserving of praise. But with Flying to Pieces, Ing tells a more likable and personality-based tale, and he tells it from his heart. Take a remote tropical island setting, add some pristine Japanese planes from WWII and some airchine-savvy folks who realize what they could be worth, and sprinkle in sweet romance, mystery, tradition, and heaps of just plain fun. This book is a ride worth taking twice! I did!