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Chief White Halfoat

           Theplanesgainedaltitudesteadilyandwereaboveninethousandfeetbythetimetheycrossedintoenemyterritory.Oneofthesurprisingthingsalwayswasthesenseofcalmanduttersilence,brokenonlybythetestroundsfiredfromthemachineguns,byanoccasionaltoneless,terseremarkovertheintercom,and,atlast,bythesoberingpronouncementofthebombardierineachplanethattheywereattheI.P.andabouttoturntowardthetarget.Therewasalwayssunshine,alwaysatinystickinginthethroatfromtherarefiedair.

           TheB-25stheyflewinwerestable,dependable,dull-greenshipswithtwinruddersandenginesandwidewings.Theirsinglefault,fromwhereYossariansatasabombardier,wasthetightcrawlwayseparatingthebombardier’scompartmentinthePlexiglasnosefromthenearestescapehatch.Thecrawlwaywasanarrow,square,coldtunnelhollowedoutbeneaththeflightcontrols,andalargemanlikeYossariancouldsqueezethroughonlywithdifficulty.Achubby,moon-facednavigatorwithlittlereptilianeyesandapipelikeAarfy’shadtrouble,too,andYossarianusedtochasehimbackfromthenoseastheyturnedtowardthetarget,nowminutesaway.Therewasatimeoftensionthen,atimeofwaitingwithnothingtohearandnothingtoseeandnothingtodobutwaitastheantiaircraftgunsbelowtookaimandmadereadytoknockthemallsprawlingintoinfinitesleepiftheycould.

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