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...certain what caused the tragic TWA crash. At the same time, it is clear that if it was the result of "friendly fire," this would amount to an unmitigated political scandal. It would not be the first time a U.S. Navy vessel fired at and destroyed a civilian aircraft; neither would it be the first time in the U.S. that a major cover-up involving high echelons of society took place. The lack of proof at this stage, therefore, does not mean much. REGINA ASARIOTIS Southampton, England...
Casey Singleton works for Norton Aircraft in California. When an accident occurs on a Norton jet, it's her job to figure out what went wrong, aided by a gruff, profane but lovable band of engineers. She is up against corporate intriguers, angry union members and Jennifer Malone, a young, cynical producer for Newsline, a TV newsmagazine. Crichton has done a lot of research into the construction and testing of aircraft, and the detail on this subject is the most impressive part of the book. He plays fair with the mystery; the characters adequately fulfill their roles of heroes...
Crichton sometimes has morals to his stories, and here there are two: that aircraft are ingenious and safe, and that TV journalists aren't after the real truth, just great visuals--but these pearls don't get in the way. The only real problem is that the stakes are so low. How much do we care that an aircraft company may be the subject of a damning news story...
...matter how much we disagree about weapons systems and about strategies and about budget numbers, we all agree on one thing...[E]very time we have a conflict, when we move out to project American power, we carry that power, whether it is marines or soldiers or ammunition or aircraft and all the logistics that you have to take to a foreign place to fight...
...Rescue, based in Miami, began buzzing Havana, dropping propaganda leaflets. Castro fired off angry notes to Washington warning "deadly force" would be used unless the flights stopped. In January, U.S. intelligence agencies spotted Cuban MiGs test-firing air-to-air missiles and practicing maneuvers to attack slow-moving aircraft similar to the Brothers' planes. The State Department, however, did not believe Castro would attack...