They were able to steal on board the air mail plane unseen and hide under the seats between the mailbags. The machine was, ready to start, and John, who sat on the seat at the back of the cabin, soon saw the lights of Paris disappear in the void beneath him.
When the machine reached a height of 3,000 ft, John was about to go forward into the pilot’s cabin, but suddenly he saw two black figures with'raised revolvers rush out at Mr Mick and the wireloss operator There was the sound of a shut above the noise of the engine, and the wireless operator fell.
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Evening Star, Issue 23325, 22 July 1939, Page 8
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106They were able to steal on board the air mail plane unseen and hide under the seats between the mailbags. The machine was, ready to start, and John, who sat on the seat at the back of the cabin, soon saw the lights of Paris disappear in the void beneath him. When the machine reached a height of 3,000ft, John was about to go forward into the pilot’s cabin, but suddenly he saw two black figures with'raised revolvers rush out at Mr Mick and the wireloss operator There was the sound of a shut above the noise of the engine, and the wireless operator fell. Evening Star, Issue 23325, 22 July 1939, Page 8
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