Night FlightAn adventure novel about the brave men who pilot night mail planes from Patagonia, Chile, and Paraguay to Argentina in the early days of commercial aviation. Their chief is a steely man named Riviere, whose extraordinary character is revealed through the dramatic acts of a single night. |
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... MAIL WAS ENTERING THE STORM- 79 13. THE ASUNCION MAIL IS MAKING GOOD 84 HEADWAY- 14. FABIEN'S WIFE TELEPHONED 90 15. THAT SCRAP OF FOLDED PAPER MIGHT PERHAPS SAVE HIM YET- 97 16. HE CLIMBED AND IT GREW EASIER TO CORRECT THE PLUNGES- 17 ...
... MAIL WAS ENTERING THE STORM- 79 13. THE ASUNCION MAIL IS MAKING GOOD 84 HEADWAY- 14. FABIEN'S WIFE TELEPHONED 90 15. THAT SCRAP OF FOLDED PAPER MIGHT PERHAPS SAVE HIM YET- 97 16. HE CLIMBED AND IT GREW EASIER TO CORRECT THE PLUNGES- 17 ...
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... . What use to turn his eyes toward the east , home of the sun ? Between them lay a gulf of night so deep that he could never clamber up again . chapter thirteen The Asuncion Mail Is Making Good Headway- " NIGHT FLIGHT 83.
... . What use to turn his eyes toward the east , home of the sun ? Between them lay a gulf of night so deep that he could never clamber up again . chapter thirteen The Asuncion Mail Is Making Good Headway- " NIGHT FLIGHT 83.
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. chapter thirteen The Asuncion Mail Is Making Good Headway- " The Asuncion mail is making good head- way ; it should be in at about two . The Pata- gonia mail , however , seems to be in difficul- ties and we ...
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. chapter thirteen The Asuncion Mail Is Making Good Headway- " The Asuncion mail is making good head- way ; it should be in at about two . The Pata- gonia mail , however , seems to be in difficul- ties and we ...
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ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
THUS THE THREE PLANES OF THE AIR | 24 |
ddress | 33 |
Copyright | |
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