Bomb (9780547537641)
“The engine noise mounted to a fury, and the seaplane began its takeoff run across the lagoon, slamming into low waves until it rose into the air.
All the other members of the council had refused to go, frightened by the white man's flying machine. The navy had offered to fly Juda and the council in search of a suitable island to temporarily replace Bikini as home. A four-engine aircraft, larger than the usual Catalmas, was being used.
Once they were in the air, Sorry began to breathe easier. Hi...s heartbeat slowed. Never in his life had he thought he'd be sitting in a roaring, vibrating airplane.
Soon the sailor in the cabin told him he could remove his seat belt and look out one of the window ports. Below were the sea and drifting clouds, a new and exciting view of them.
A naval officer, pudgy, red-haired, freckle-faced Lieutenant Hastings, the military governor's representative, accompanied them. He shouted above the engine pound, "We'll go to Ujae and Lae first." The plane finally swooped low over Ujae and Lae, islands much smaller than Bikini.MoreLess
All the other members of the council had refused to go, frightened by the white man's flying machine. The navy had offered to fly Juda and the council in search of a suitable island to temporarily replace Bikini as home. A four-engine aircraft, larger than the usual Catalmas, was being used.
Once they were in the air, Sorry began to breathe easier. Hi...s heartbeat slowed. Never in his life had he thought he'd be sitting in a roaring, vibrating airplane.
Soon the sailor in the cabin told him he could remove his seat belt and look out one of the window ports. Below were the sea and drifting clouds, a new and exciting view of them.
A naval officer, pudgy, red-haired, freckle-faced Lieutenant Hastings, the military governor's representative, accompanied them. He shouted above the engine pound, "We'll go to Ujae and Lae first." The plane finally swooped low over Ujae and Lae, islands much smaller than Bikini.MoreLess
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