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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... him all day . Minute by minute , as the telegrams were passed to him , Rivière felt that he had scored another point against fate , reduced the quantum of the un- known 24 THUS THE THREE PLANES OF THE AIR- MAIL SERVICE-
... him all day . Minute by minute , as the telegrams were passed to him , Rivière felt that he had scored another point against fate , reduced the quantum of the un- known 24 THUS THE THREE PLANES OF THE AIR- MAIL SERVICE-
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... telegrams that invad- ed the peace of families sitting round their lamp at night and that grief which , for seconds that seem unending , keeps its secret on the father's face . Waves , so weak at first , so distant from the call they ...
... telegrams that invad- ed the peace of families sitting round their lamp at night and that grief which , for seconds that seem unending , keeps its secret on the father's face . Waves , so weak at first , so distant from the call they ...
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... telegrams . " These are the paths death takes to enter here - messages that have lost their meaning . ' He looked at Robineau . Meaningless , too , this fellow who served no purpose now . Riv- ière addressed him almost gruffly . " Have ...
... telegrams . " These are the paths death takes to enter here - messages that have lost their meaning . ' He looked at Robineau . Meaningless , too , this fellow who served no purpose now . Riv- ière addressed him almost gruffly . " Have ...
Contents
ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
THUS THE THREE PLANES OF THE AIR | 24 |
ddress | 33 |
Copyright | |
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