The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 109National Geographic Society, 1956 - Geography |
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Page 137
... plane and parachuted or free - dropped to the Central Icecap Station . By air the tracks could be delivered in only a few hours if we were lucky . Headlines Amuse Explorers I radioed to our office in Paris and asked for a plane to come ...
... plane and parachuted or free - dropped to the Central Icecap Station . By air the tracks could be delivered in only a few hours if we were lucky . Headlines Amuse Explorers I radioed to our office in Paris and asked for a plane to come ...
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... plane in trouble . The pilot flat- tened his glide and bounced to a stop in the sand of a long - dry lake bed . Ruefully the two men calculated their chances of survival . Should they hike to civilization ? No , it was much too far ; be ...
... plane in trouble . The pilot flat- tened his glide and bounced to a stop in the sand of a long - dry lake bed . Ruefully the two men calculated their chances of survival . Should they hike to civilization ? No , it was much too far ; be ...
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... plane's route . If they cannot report that the plane made a safe , unscheduled land- ing , it is presumed lost , and some CAP wing orders its minutemen aloft . Private pilots are not compelled to file flight plans . Some , neglecting ...
... plane's route . If they cannot report that the plane made a safe , unscheduled land- ing , it is presumed lost , and some CAP wing orders its minutemen aloft . Private pilots are not compelled to file flight plans . Some , neglecting ...
Contents
Airplanes New Industry and Military Defense Speed Progress | v |
In These Telltale and Often Beautiful Relics of Vanished | xviii |
Athens to Istanbul A Journey Through the Heart of the | 37 |
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