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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... wind and distance give to voices . " Landing - ground speaking . Who is there ? " " Rivière . " " No. 650 is on the tarmac , sir . " " Good . " " We've managed to fix it up , but the elec- tric circuit needed overhauling at the last ...
... wind and distance give to voices . " Landing - ground speaking . Who is there ? " " Rivière . " " No. 650 is on the tarmac , sir . " " Good . " " We've managed to fix it up , but the elec- tric circuit needed overhauling at the last ...
Page 74
... wind up . " " And who wouldn't ? The mountains were above me . When I tried to climb I got caught in heavy squalls . When one can't see a damned thing , squalls , you know . . . . In- stead of climbing I lost three hundred feet or more ...
... wind up . " " And who wouldn't ? The mountains were above me . When I tried to climb I got caught in heavy squalls . When one can't see a damned thing , squalls , you know . . . . In- stead of climbing I lost three hundred feet or more ...
Page 120
... wind , " " clear sky , " " full moon " evoked the vision of a barren king- dom . A wilderness of stones and moonlight . As Robineau , hardly aware what he was up to , was turning over the pages of a file on which the office ...
... wind , " " clear sky , " " full moon " evoked the vision of a barren king- dom . A wilderness of stones and moonlight . As Robineau , hardly aware what he was up to , was turning over the pages of a file on which the office ...
Contents
ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
RIVIÈRE GLANCED AT THE PILOT | 33 |
AN HOUR LATER THE WIRELESS | 53 |
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