Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 251, Issue 1517William Blackwood, 1942 |
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Page 187
... dinghy release handle , and he now had the wit to give the handle the needed tug . He got out through the astro - hatch while the aircraft was still rising to the surface . By routine the observer - navigator should have followed him ...
... dinghy release handle , and he now had the wit to give the handle the needed tug . He got out through the astro - hatch while the aircraft was still rising to the surface . By routine the observer - navigator should have followed him ...
Page 188
... dinghy paddles , and for the rest of the day took turns in pairs for spells of half an hour . They decided that the rations packed in the dinghy should be appor- tioned to last them over eight days . This worked out per man per day at ...
... dinghy paddles , and for the rest of the day took turns in pairs for spells of half an hour . They decided that the rations packed in the dinghy should be appor- tioned to last them over eight days . This worked out per man per day at ...
Page 189
... dinghy ' at a devil of a speed with the tide . ' At first sight of it , some of the occupants thought it was a submarine . Then , long before the light was anything more than a pale glimmer , there appeared on the horizon westwards what ...
... dinghy ' at a devil of a speed with the tide . ' At first sight of it , some of the occupants thought it was a submarine . Then , long before the light was anything more than a pale glimmer , there appeared on the horizon westwards what ...
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