Heavy Jets

The dawn of the jet age unleashed a new breed of military pilots who operated far beyond the range of their commanders in a never-ending search for adventure and a good time. You never saw these bad boys on an Air Force recruiting poster but now you'll hear their stories.</p>While they met in bars all over the world to drink and share their tales one place is special-Wake Island a flyspeck on the vast South Pacific Ocean. Lying on the direct air route from Hawaii to Guam this island became a historic crossroad for the world's aviators. Here in a rusted-out little beachfront bar called Drifter's Reef the best and most memorable anecdotes filled the air. This is hallowed ground; not only for MAC pilots but also for all international pilots since the first days of Pan Am's flying boats.</p>Author Jim Miller spent many years flying through Wake Island and faithfully recording the stories he heard. <I>Heavy Jets</I> is a fictional account of these tales revealing the awe-inspiring achievements of generations of heavy-jet pilots from a time now faded.</p>Good winds to you all.</p>