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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... squalls . When one can't see a damned thing , squalls , you know . . . . In- stead of climbing I lost three hundred feet or more . I couldn't even see the gyroscope or the manometers . It struck me that the engine was running badly and ...
... squalls . When one can't see a damned thing , squalls , you know . . . . In- stead of climbing I lost three hundred feet or more . I couldn't even see the gyroscope or the manometers . It struck me that the engine was running badly and ...
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... squalls and night , this night that buffeted him with its swirling spate of darkness ? Surely they could not leave two men to their fate in these whirl- winds and flaming clouds ! No , that was un- thinkable ! They might order Fabien to ...
... squalls and night , this night that buffeted him with its swirling spate of darkness ? Surely they could not leave two men to their fate in these whirl- winds and flaming clouds ! No , that was un- thinkable ! They might order Fabien to ...
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... squalls that battered on the plane , to counteract the jerks of the wheel , which else would have snapped the control cables , he clung to it with might and main , never relaxing his hold for an instant . But now he could no longer feel ...
... squalls that battered on the plane , to counteract the jerks of the wheel , which else would have snapped the control cables , he clung to it with might and main , never relaxing his hold for an instant . But now he could no longer feel ...
Contents
ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
RIVIÈRE GLANCED AT THE PILOT | 33 |
AN HOUR LATER THE WIRELESS | 53 |
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