Nicaraguan Odyssey

About the Book

Nicaraguan Odyssey is the story of an American Duster pilot who with his two pilot companions and their airplanes, make the journey to a very unstable country in Central America, Nicaragua, in 1953. The old adage of just getting there, is one half of the story. Tropical storms, revolutions in progress, holiday revelry and third world methods, slow the progress of the trip.

However, after persevering through all of their trials and tribulations they arrive to find themselves welcomed by a very generous and loving group of people who make every effort possible to keep them happy and well entertained by the lovely girls and friends of the Plantation owners in the city of Leon.

All of the work is not drudgery, there are some very hilarious activities, as well as a few close calls with the infamous riptide of Poneloya Beach. An attempted Assassination of the President in their presence reminds them of where they are. There are several brushes with hazards of the occupation.

Nicaraguan Odyssey will keep you turning the page to discover what Pete Harberg does next.

About the Author

Richard Fred Trimble was born and raised in central Indiana, near Windfall. He was in the Army Air Corp in 1944?45. After his discharge, he moved to Glendale California and began training for his Aviation Mechanics licenses. After attaining those credentials, he went to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he began his quest for his commercial pilots license. He completed his commercial and multi-engine ratings at Alamo Flyers Flight training school in San Antonio, Texas in 1949 and then worked for that company as an Instructor and mechanic until 1951, when he joined the work force of an agricultural aviation company, Aero-Ag International, which was based at the same airport. He was with that company for five years before moving with his wife to Southern California and there they owned and operated their own Flying service until 1971. At which time he retired from agricultural flying with almost 12000 hours and moved to Indiana to operate another business until 1999. He resides there with his wife yet today.