Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 242William Blackwood, 1937 - England |
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... thousand men , exclusive clear . As the day wore on mirages appeared in the dis- tance , and there was a fierce ... thousand British troops , and six thousand Indians who had trusted to British leadership , could be led away into a ...
... thousand men , exclusive clear . As the day wore on mirages appeared in the dis- tance , and there was a fierce ... thousand British troops , and six thousand Indians who had trusted to British leadership , could be led away into a ...
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... thousand and dropping to a thousand feet . " " There's nothing in it , " said the parachutist . " I tap you on the shoulder when I want to jump . Then you fly straight up - wind over the aerodrome , and I drop when we're in the right ...
... thousand and dropping to a thousand feet . " " There's nothing in it , " said the parachutist . " I tap you on the shoulder when I want to jump . Then you fly straight up - wind over the aerodrome , and I drop when we're in the right ...
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... thousand , two thousand , three thousand , four thousand , five thousand feet in perhaps four minutes . Then a dark grey canopy with a con- cave base looms up just above . Cloud - base has been reached . The green ball may sink again ...
... thousand , two thousand , three thousand , four thousand , five thousand feet in perhaps four minutes . Then a dark grey canopy with a con- cave base looms up just above . Cloud - base has been reached . The green ball may sink again ...
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