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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Page 77
... his success down to the fact that he had lent his weight to the better cause . Safety first was the obsession of those early days . Planes were to leave only an hour before dawn , to land only an hour after sunset . NIGHT FLIGHT 77.
... his success down to the fact that he had lent his weight to the better cause . Safety first was the obsession of those early days . Planes were to leave only an hour before dawn , to land only an hour after sunset . NIGHT FLIGHT 77.
Page 98
... leave two men to their fate in these whirl- winds and flaming clouds ! No , that was un- thinkable ! They might order Fabien to set his course at two hundred and forty degrees , and he would do it . . . . But he was alone . It was as if ...
... leave two men to their fate in these whirl- winds and flaming clouds ! No , that was un- thinkable ! They might order Fabien to set his course at two hundred and forty degrees , and he would do it . . . . But he was alone . It was as if ...
Page 120
... leave at daybreak . Morosely the employees kept their posts , but their pres- ence now was purposeless . In steady rhythm the weather reports from the north poured in , but their “ no wind , " " clear sky , " " full moon " evoked the ...
... leave at daybreak . Morosely the employees kept their posts , but their pres- ence now was purposeless . In steady rhythm the weather reports from the north poured in , but their “ no wind , " " clear sky , " " full moon " evoked the ...
Contents
ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
RIVIÈRE GLANCED AT THE PILOT | 33 |
AN HOUR LATER THE WIRELESS | 53 |
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