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Page 37
... light . The nosewheel lifts , and I hold it at a well - judged two feet . The airspeed comes up like the second hand of a watch , and at 145 knots I apply a light back - pressure on the stick . The light , super - cushioned jolts cease ...
... light . The nosewheel lifts , and I hold it at a well - judged two feet . The airspeed comes up like the second hand of a watch , and at 145 knots I apply a light back - pressure on the stick . The light , super - cushioned jolts cease ...
Page 373
... light . Seconds later the light has almost totally disappeared . " Oh , damn ! " I mutter . " Fog . " I move swiftly to the radar screen and study the pattern - it shows half a dozen ships at anchor , ahead of us and to starboard ...
... light . Seconds later the light has almost totally disappeared . " Oh , damn ! " I mutter . " Fog . " I move swiftly to the radar screen and study the pattern - it shows half a dozen ships at anchor , ahead of us and to starboard ...
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... light - yellow faces of the two men , and felt the shroud of a new concern settle over his happiness . Would the seaman behave as he should . Finlay knew that , come what may , he must make his position clear at the outset , or his ...
... light - yellow faces of the two men , and felt the shroud of a new concern settle over his happiness . Would the seaman behave as he should . Finlay knew that , come what may , he must make his position clear at the outset , or his ...
Contents
A GLIMPSE OF THE STRATOSPHERE BY ANTHONY SMYTHE | 35 |
ANIMALS LET YOU DOWN BY J K STANFORD | 384 |
ON HORSEBACK IN THE TRUCIAL STATES BY CAPTAIN A J RUNDELL R A | 465 |
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