Project Gutenberg 2022-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 120 McCreagh, Gordon 1889 1953 The flying chance $aUnited States :$bThe Frank A. Munsey Company,$c1917. Roger Frank and Sue Clark "The Flying Chance" by Gordon McCreagh is an adventure story likely written in the early 20th century. The book follows the life of Ensign Jack Rankin, an aviator who faces the harsh realities of military aviation and his own ambitions amid the backdrop of naval warfare. With themes of duty, bravery, and personal sacrifice, the narrative captures the spirit of a young man's determination to serve his country despite the setbacks he faces. The story opens with Rankin learning of his disqualification for aviation due to eyesight issues, which triggers his passionate response and ultimately leads him to disobey orders out of desperation. His journey takes a dramatic turn when he discovers that a United States destroyer is in danger of being attacked by submarines. With the help of a fellow aviator, Jim, Rankin commandeers a flying-boat in a daring rescue mission. The heart of the narrative revolves around Rankin's resourcefulness and bravery as he attempts to reach "his ship" in a race against time, culminating in a thrilling climax where he faces both physical and moral challenges. Despite his earlier disappointment, he proves himself as a capable aviator and earns the respect of his command, all while navigating his personal relationships with his love interest, Eileen. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220709215652mccreagh 1917 US Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations -- Fiction World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 73675 2025-09-27T07:26:43.280315 text/html 49744 2024-10-18T23:26:51 text/html 507148 2025-09-27T07:26:46.060333 application/epub+zip 506200 2025-09-27T07:26:44.182348 application/epub+zip 325167 2025-09-27T07:26:43.629326 application/epub+zip 1291871 2025-09-27T07:26:47.518316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1281734 2025-09-27T07:26:45.648294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1100952 2022-09-30T20:44:37.550546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 66406 2025-09-27T07:26:43.163320 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46617 2024-10-18T23:26:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16594 2025-09-27T07:26:47.642264 application/rdf+xml 24712 2025-09-27T07:26:43.847324 image/jpeg 3883 2025-09-27T07:26:43.736315 image/jpeg 434972 2025-09-27T07:26:43.295292 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia