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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... ENGINE ix XV 17 24 book , ddress York , SWELLED AND THICKENED- 28 4. RIVIÈRE GLANCED AT THE PILOT 33 Inc. , 5. ROBINEAU WAS FEELING TIRED TO- NIGHT 41 019 6. THE CLERKS WERE DROWSING IN THE BUENOS AIRES OFFICE- 44 7. AN HOUR LATER THE ...
... ENGINE ix XV 17 24 book , ddress York , SWELLED AND THICKENED- 28 4. RIVIÈRE GLANCED AT THE PILOT 33 Inc. , 5. ROBINEAU WAS FEELING TIRED TO- NIGHT 41 019 6. THE CLERKS WERE DROWSING IN THE BUENOS AIRES OFFICE- 44 7. AN HOUR LATER THE ...
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. chapter three The Sound of the Distant Engine Swelled and Thickened- The sound of the distant engine swelled and thickened ; a sound of ripening . Lights flashed out . The red lamps on the light - tower sil ...
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. chapter three The Sound of the Distant Engine Swelled and Thickened- The sound of the distant engine swelled and thickened ; a sound of ripening . Lights flashed out . The red lamps on the light - tower sil ...
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... engine gives out when he is over a wood ? " Robineau inquired of his chief . " Even when it occurs above a wood . " Robineau took to heart the ipse dixit . " I regret , " he would inform the pilots with cheerful zest , " I regret it ...
... engine gives out when he is over a wood ? " Robineau inquired of his chief . " Even when it occurs above a wood . " Robineau took to heart the ipse dixit . " I regret , " he would inform the pilots with cheerful zest , " I regret it ...
Contents
ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
THUS THE THREE PLANES OF THE AIR | 24 |
ddress | 33 |
Copyright | |
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