Escape of the Pacific Clipper

While this book must have been published without benefit of an editor or proofreader, and some of the author's prose is amateurish, it's a good story. I am about two-thirds of the way through the book as I write this, and would gladly recommend it, with a warning about the errors and typos. Apparently a few people in the film industry thought enough of it to schedule it for production as a motion picture for 2008, according to the Internet Movie Database. The story is based on real events, and a large flying boat did indeed make its escape as described. Of course, the Indiana Jones style characters and their adventures are the author's creation. I hope they do make the film. I think it could turn out to be a delight.

This story begs to be made into a motion picture. The story of a handful of American men beating the odds (and the Japs) in returning their amphibian aircraft back to the states via the long route... around the world!The editing, or lack thereof, is the worst I have ever red (intentionally mis-spelled). That flaw is all that causes my rating not to receive 5 stars. ENJOY.

Mr Flynn has brought to light a fascinating story of aeronautic adventure that was overshadowed by the events of World War II. The amazing story of the crew circumnavigating the globe is great, but considering the circumstances of a world at war, it is all the more exciting. The editor should be fired for all the errors in the final print, but this should not be held against the author or take away from this thoroughly enjoyable book.

Mr. Flynn has captured the essence of a flying adventure. His descriptions of flying situations and insight into the thought processes of the flight crew brought this war time drama to life. Anyone that has flown and had the opportunity to look inside the cockpit, must wonder about the people that fly these wonderful machines. Mr. Flynn takes us inside their heads. His storyline of capturing a Clipper by the Japanese would have influenced the outcome of WWII. This was an exciting and very well written page turner.

I thought this was an exciting fictional story based on the real historical flight of the Pan Am Clipper to escape from the Japanese in the Far East after their attack on Pearl Harbor. It would make a great movie a la Harrison Ford genre.