Night FlightAn adventure story about the men who risked their lives flying the first commercial air mail routes in the early 1930's. |
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as the pretext for a leisure hour, he kept them so breathlessly eager for the fog to
lift that even the humblest mechanic felt a twinge of shame for the delay. Thus
they were quick to profit by the least rift in the armor of the skies. "An opening on ...
as the pretext for a leisure hour, he kept them so breathlessly eager for the fog to
lift that even the humblest mechanic felt a twinge of shame for the delay. Thus
they were quick to profit by the least rift in the armor of the skies. "An opening on ...
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Antoine de Saint-Exup©♭ry. VII AN HOUR LATER THE WIRELESS OPERATOR
ON THE PATAGONIA MAIL— ^ VII An hour later the wireless operator on the VII
AN HOUR LATER THE WIRELESS OPERATOR.
Antoine de Saint-Exup©♭ry. VII AN HOUR LATER THE WIRELESS OPERATOR
ON THE PATAGONIA MAIL— ^ VII An hour later the wireless operator on the VII
AN HOUR LATER THE WIRELESS OPERATOR.
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Planes were to leave only an hour before dawn, to land only an hour after sunset.
When Riviere felt surer of his ground, then and only then did he venture to send
his planes into the depth of night. And now, with few to back him, j disowned by ...
Planes were to leave only an hour before dawn, to land only an hour after sunset.
When Riviere felt surer of his ground, then and only then did he venture to send
his planes into the depth of night. And now, with few to back him, j disowned by ...
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Contents
SERVICE | 15 |
THE SOUND OF THE DISTANT ENGINE SWELLED | 21 |
RIVIERE GLANCED AT THE PILOT | 31 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Night Flight Volume 7 of Modern masterpieces in English |
| Author | Antoine de Saint-Exup©♭ry |
| Translated by | Stuart Gilbert, André Gide |
| Contributor | André Gide |
| Publisher | Century Company, 1932 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 13 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 198 pages |
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