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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Page 54
... cockpit was all that remained to him of the world of men and he shuddered to know him- self descending helpless into the dark heart of night , with only a little thing , a miner's safety - lamp , to see him through . He dared not ...
... cockpit was all that remained to him of the world of men and he shuddered to know him- self descending helpless into the dark heart of night , with only a little thing , a miner's safety - lamp , to see him through . He dared not ...
Page 81
... cockpit to check the gyroscope and compass . He dared not light the dim red lamps which would have dazzled his eyes for some moments , but the luminous dial - hands were ceaselessly emitting their pale and starry radiance . And in all ...
... cockpit to check the gyroscope and compass . He dared not light the dim red lamps which would have dazzled his eyes for some moments , but the luminous dial - hands were ceaselessly emitting their pale and starry radiance . And in all ...
Page 125
... transit mail - bags from Asuncion were loaded into the Europe mail while the pilot , his head bent back and shoulders pressed against the cockpit , stood motionless , watch- ing the stars . He felt a vast power stirring NIGHT FLIGHT 125.
... transit mail - bags from Asuncion were loaded into the Europe mail while the pilot , his head bent back and shoulders pressed against the cockpit , stood motionless , watch- ing the stars . He felt a vast power stirring NIGHT FLIGHT 125.
Contents
ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
THUS THE THREE PLANES OF THE AIR | 24 |
ddress | 33 |
Copyright | |
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