Night FlightAfter a tragic crash in the Andes, an airport supervisor must decide whether to continue the "night flights" of the mail. |
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. chapter three The Sound of the Distant Engine Swelled and Thickened- The sound of the distant engine swelled and thickened ; a sound of ripening . Lights flashed out . The red lamps on the light - tower sil ...
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. chapter three The Sound of the Distant Engine Swelled and Thickened- The sound of the distant engine swelled and thickened ; a sound of ripening . Lights flashed out . The red lamps on the light - tower sil ...
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... engine gives out when he is over a wood ? " Robineau inquired of his chief . " Even when it occurs above a wood . " Robineau took to heart the ipse dixit . " I regret , " he would inform the pilots with cheerful zest , " I regret it ...
... engine gives out when he is over a wood ? " Robineau inquired of his chief . " Even when it occurs above a wood . " Robineau took to heart the ipse dixit . " I regret , " he would inform the pilots with cheerful zest , " I regret it ...
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. and no getting out of it . Then my engine started a rattle . " " No. " " No ? " " No , we had a look at it . In perfect order . But a man always thinks the engine's rattling when he gets the wind up . " " And ...
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. and no getting out of it . Then my engine started a rattle . " " No. " " No ? " " No , we had a look at it . In perfect order . But a man always thinks the engine's rattling when he gets the wind up . " " And ...
Contents
ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
RIVIÈRE GLANCED AT THE PILOT | 33 |
AN HOUR LATER THE WIRELESS | 53 |
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