Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 239W. Blackwood, 1936 - England |
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Page 138
... night flying in these days was lack of horizon . No lights were visible from the ground , and unless the night was a clear one , and the stars well in evidence , the pilot's sense of balance was little more than one would expect to have ...
... night flying in these days was lack of horizon . No lights were visible from the ground , and unless the night was a clear one , and the stars well in evidence , the pilot's sense of balance was little more than one would expect to have ...
Page 154
... night . A sentry was promptly posted , day and night , over the valuable melon patch , but even he could not compete with the land crabs , which swarmed everywhere and appeared to eat anything . Horrible pale- pink monstrosities , with ...
... night . A sentry was promptly posted , day and night , over the valuable melon patch , but even he could not compete with the land crabs , which swarmed everywhere and appeared to eat anything . Horrible pale- pink monstrosities , with ...
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... night in an hotel . We might be pitted against the prevailing wind , we told ourselves grimly , but we also should prevail . At Onich we had decided to camp , and to Onich we should go , if it took all night to do it . And all this ...
... night in an hotel . We might be pitted against the prevailing wind , we told ourselves grimly , but we also should prevail . At Onich we had decided to camp , and to Onich we should go , if it took all night to do it . And all this ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 39 |
A BACKWASH OF WAR BY MAJOR GEORGE BRUCE | 293 |
WEST INDIAN INTERLUDE BY SEAWRACK | 452 |
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