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 82
... " " Trelew reports : Westerly gale ; a hundred feet per second ; rain squalls . " " Inform Buenos Aires : We are cut off on all sides ; storm developing over a depth of eight hundred miles ; no visibility . What shall we 82 NIGHT FLIGHT.
... " " Trelew reports : Westerly gale ; a hundred feet per second ; rain squalls . " " Inform Buenos Aires : We are cut off on all sides ; storm developing over a depth of eight hundred miles ; no visibility . What shall we 82 NIGHT FLIGHT.
Page 100
... squalls that battered on the plane , to counteract the jerks of the wheel , which else would have snapped the control cables , he clung to it with might and main , never relaxing his hold for an instant . But now he could no longer feel ...
... squalls that battered on the plane , to counteract the jerks of the wheel , which else would have snapped the control cables , he clung to it with might and main , never relaxing his hold for an instant . But now he could no longer feel ...
Page 103
... squalls and cloudbursts and lightnings , but turning to the stars a face of crystal snow . Now all grew luminous , his hands , his clothes , the wings , and Fabien thought that he was in a limbo of strange magic ; for the light did not ...
... squalls and cloudbursts and lightnings , but turning to the stars a face of crystal snow . Now all grew luminous , his hands , his clothes , the wings , and Fabien thought that he was in a limbo of strange magic ; for the light did not ...
Contents
ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
THUS THE THREE PLANES OF THE AIR | 24 |
ddress | 33 |
Copyright | |
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