Seize the Reckless Wind — John Gordon Davis

A magnificent novel of ambition, love and adventure It 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 ...