Project Gutenberg 2024-05-03 Public domain in the USA. 119 Caffrey, Andrew A. (Andrew Augustine) 1891 1970 Caffrey, Andrew Augustine Then luck came in $aNew York, NY :$bThe Butterick Publishing Company, $c1928. Roger Frank and Sue Clark "Then Luck Came In" by Andrew A. Caffrey is a wartime aviation-themed narrative written in the late 1920s. The story centers on a sergeant in the Army Air Service who, despite his deep desire and ambition to fly, is continually sidelined by circumstances and decisions beyond his control. Through the sergeant's experiences, the book explores themes of perseverance, longing, and the often-tragic realities faced by those who serve in the military. The tale follows the sergeant as he navigates a challenging career in military aviation, where he is recognized more for his mechanical skill than his flying abilities. Despite his passion for flying, he ends up training cadets and performing maintenance work while watching others fulfill his dream of becoming a pilot. His hopes are reignited when he gets the chance to fly, only to have it snatched away by a fellow cadet. The climax of the story comes with a tragic twist, revealing the harsh consequences of wartime aviation, as the sergeant learns of the fatal crash of the instructor and the cadet who had taken his place in the cockpit. The narrative poignantly captures the sergeant's struggle against his unfulfilled ambitions and the bittersweet reality of his military service. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/AdventureV068N0519281115 20240421185936caffrey 1928 US Reading ease score: 92.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Short stories Air pilots -- Fiction Aviation mechanics (Persons) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 43197 2025-07-29T06:49:34.715720 text/html 19076 2024-05-04T21:10:45 text/html 448666 2025-07-29T06:49:37.593699 application/epub+zip 447452 2025-07-29T06:49:35.851690 application/epub+zip 133694 2025-07-29T06:49:35.119716 application/epub+zip 977155 2025-07-29T06:49:38.942701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 971101 2025-07-29T06:49:37.118686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36533 2025-07-29T06:49:34.496725 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16797 2024-05-04T21:10:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15896 2025-07-29T06:49:39.074697 application/rdf+xml 22212 2025-07-29T06:49:35.481740 image/jpeg 3965 2025-07-29T06:49:35.310718 image/jpeg 761776 2025-07-29T06:49:34.734786 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