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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... human we feel him to be , how tender - hearted , and how vulnerable ! But the hero of Night Flight , though human through and through , rises to superhuman heights of valor . The quality which I think delights one most of all in this ...
... human we feel him to be , how tender - hearted , and how vulnerable ! But the hero of Night Flight , though human through and through , rises to superhuman heights of valor . The quality which I think delights one most of all in this ...
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... human life . . . . But what thing ? " " And again : " There is per- haps something else , something more lasting , to be saved ; and perhaps it was to save this part of man that Rivière was working . " A true saying . In an age when the ...
... human life . . . . But what thing ? " " And again : " There is per- haps something else , something more lasting , to be saved ; and perhaps it was to save this part of man that Rivière was working . " A true saying . In an age when the ...
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... human life . . . . But what thing ? " Thinking of the lost airmen , Rivière felt his heart sink . All man's activity , even the building of a bridge , involves a toll of suf- fering and he could no longer evade the is- sue- " Under what ...
... human life . . . . But what thing ? " Thinking of the lost airmen , Rivière felt his heart sink . All man's activity , even the building of a bridge , involves a toll of suf- fering and he could no longer evade the is- sue- " Under what ...
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ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
RIVIÈRE GLANCED AT THE PILOT | 33 |
AN HOUR LATER THE WIRELESS | 53 |
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