Night flight

Argentina, the twenties of the XX century. The storm, originating in the depths of the mainland, moves from the Cordillera to the sea, capturing a small postal aircraft along the way, performing one of the first regular night flights. Impurpable darkness, howl of winds, air pits: it seems that the engine is about to die out. And in addition to everything - an impending thunderstorm front and a small residue of fuel on board. In terrible tension, the pilot and radio operator conduct an unequal struggle against the elements. Will it be possible to win and complete the responsible task? Will they be able to land or will have to die in the name of the common cause?
It was on such an airplane that Antoine de Saint-Exupery, a writer and pilot, flew at that time ... The novel "Night Flight was completed in 1930 in Buenos Aires. It was first published in 1931 and immediately awarded the literary prize "Femin"