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Initially we fly over Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost land in Chile. To the left is Estrech de Magallanes, the Straits of Magellan. We rattle around inside this vast …
After this the policeman and Hayashi started cross-examining me again, with their unfailing politeness, of course. After repeating several times all the old questions about where I had crossed …
Yes, no, yes, damn it! Later they started on my aeroplane engine and gear, but even a worm will turn, and I refused to go on answering silly questions …
I identified it as Udsi Sima, two islands and a chimney rock. So thus far my navigation had been all right, and I was only 1% degrees out on …
TRIUMPH AND DISASTER I was in a strong south-easterly, and the seaplane was drifting 30 degrees to the north. At that height, for every mile I flew towards Kagoshima, …
In the morning, after the comprador of the petrol depot had painted ‘A fair wind and an easy voyage on the fuselage in Chinese characters, I let the seaplane …
Herculean Efforts Dinner has been arranged for 10 o’clock. Just before it is served we all gather in a private dining room arranged by the hotel manager. Annie, Lesley …
Return From the Bottom of the World Flying back to White Fields, I keep up a barrage of comments, jokes and queries to help prevent Max nodding off. This …