Kittyhawk

<p>Chapter 1. 1945 New Guinea. Lead character Rick Richards is part of a flight of 4 RAAF Kittyhawk fighters attacking a Japanese airfield at Borpop New Ireland province. He is brought down crashing into the jungle losing consciousness.</p><p></p><p>Chapter 2-4 Starts in 1927 when 5-year-old Rick is growing up on a farm at Molong Central West NSW during the depression years.</p><p></p><p>Chapter 5. It is 1942 and the Japanese enter WW2. Rick volunteers to join the RAAF.</p><p></p><p>Chapter 6 and 7. Training in the RAAF</p><p></p><p>Chapter 8. Rick and his squadron join the fight against the Japanese in New Guinea </p><p></p><p>Chapter 9. Resumes where chapter 1 left off. Rick is rescued by Jack an old plantation owner also dodging the Japanese and a native girl.</p><p></p><p>Chapter 10. Rick and Jack escape Borpop in a leaky boat. This chapter included an epic tale of near death for both. Expecting to die Jack tells Rick of a bag of gold he has buried back at Borpop.</p><p></p><p>Chapter 11. Jack dies soon after rescue but Rick returns home to the farm.</p><p></p><p>Chapter 12. Life is great for a year until Rick's father dies from snake bite.</p><p></p><p>Chapter 13 Rick discovers that a crooked lawyer and scheming step-mother have conspired to cheat him of his birthright. He leaves the farm and finds a job. Eventually who starts an aerial crop-dusting business.</p><p></p><p>Chapter 14. He visits Max his best chum from his youth to find Max's little sister Ellie has grown from a skinny kid into a stunning woman. He is smitten.</p><p></p><p>Chapter 15. romance blossoms and the business grows.</p><p></p><p>Chapter 16. Marriage children and the business is very successful.</p><p></p><p>Chapter 17. Rick tells Col friend and employee about Jack's gold. he is persuaded to return to Borpop. They do find the gold.</p><p></p><p>Chapter 18. Col launches Borpop Gold raising funds from investors. Rick is sceptical. </p><p></p><p>Chapter 19. Rick's doubts grow and he warns investors. They ignore him but blame him when Borpop Gold fails.</p><p></p><p>Chapter 20 and 21. Ellie's father dies. At the funeral a chance encounter reveals evidence that Rick was cheated of the farm. He confronts his step-mother and the lawyer and recovers his birthright. </p><p></p>