The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 112National Geographic Society, 1957 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 49
... wind shifted . A tail wind , which had been boosting us along at 180 miles an hour , turned into a head wind , and our ground speed dropped to a mere 120. And Villa Cisneros , which an hour ago had seemed within easy reach , suddenly ...
... wind shifted . A tail wind , which had been boosting us along at 180 miles an hour , turned into a head wind , and our ground speed dropped to a mere 120. And Villa Cisneros , which an hour ago had seemed within easy reach , suddenly ...
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... Wind undermined our shoes when we stood still , letting us sink slowly . Air turbu- lence started small dunes while we watched . Feet first , we slid down the steep dune - and got sandblasted as our faces passed the crest . Wind Makes ...
... Wind undermined our shoes when we stood still , letting us sink slowly . Air turbu- lence started small dunes while we watched . Feet first , we slid down the steep dune - and got sandblasted as our faces passed the crest . Wind Makes ...
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... wind was heading me , and I might have beat there for a couple of days . There were tide races and rips in the sea where the tumbling waters might still dismast me in that kind of wind . So I took a tow for the last few miles , from the ...
... wind was heading me , and I might have beat there for a couple of days . There were tide races and rips in the sea where the tumbling waters might still dismast me in that kind of wind . So I took a tow for the last few miles , from the ...
Contents
Flight to Adventure Flying Their Own Singleengine Plane a Daring | v |
To the Men at South Pole Station By Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd | 1 |
Fledgling Wings of the Air Force By Thomas W McKnew | 266 |
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