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Page 280
... feet with each bump ; then the pilot catches it and we crawl up again . Certainly plenty of wind ; that's why we're so high . It's the pilot's worry , not mine . He knows his job or he wouldn't be here , and he's not going to commit ...
... feet with each bump ; then the pilot catches it and we crawl up again . Certainly plenty of wind ; that's why we're so high . It's the pilot's worry , not mine . He knows his job or he wouldn't be here , and he's not going to commit ...
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... feet or more above the sea . The ridge , with its precipitous sides , is nearly 2,000 feet above the stream , while the peaks rise , one 2,000 feet and the other 1,000 feet , above the ridge . The stream surrounds the ridge and the ...
... feet or more above the sea . The ridge , with its precipitous sides , is nearly 2,000 feet above the stream , while the peaks rise , one 2,000 feet and the other 1,000 feet , above the ridge . The stream surrounds the ridge and the ...
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... feet , even if we had to grope our way through the fog . I had planned , if clouds were bad , to rise even to 6,000 feet . But we learned later that rocks , and not clouds alone , were to force us to fly very high . It happened this ...
... feet , even if we had to grope our way through the fog . I had planned , if clouds were bad , to rise even to 6,000 feet . But we learned later that rocks , and not clouds alone , were to force us to fly very high . It happened this ...
Contents
An Expedition on the ChinaTibet Frontier to | 131 |
Sumatra A Ribbon of Color on the Equator 25 illustrations in color from autochromes | 186 |
Cirenaica | 325 |
Copyright | |
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