02275cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000160011324500240012926400510015330000470020433600260025133700260027733800360030349000230033949000300036250000310039250801130042352012240053653400450176065300360180583000230184183000300186485600430189428625UtSlPG20260610133643.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aCobb, Frank10aBattling the clouds 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aAviator series, 1.1 aAeroplane boys series, 1. aRelease date is 2009-04-27 aProduced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net a"Battling the Clouds: or, For a Comrade's Honor" by Frank Cobb is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in the vibrant world of aviation at Fort Sill and follows two young boys, Bill and Frank, as they navigate their way through childhood adventures in a military environment. The themes of friendship, bravery, and the bond between family members are likely to surface as the boys encounter various challenges associated with growing up in an exciting yet demanding atmosphere. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to the boys at an aviation field during a hot summer day. They engage in playful banter while observing the excitement of the aviation world around them, notably a captive tarantula that adds a whimsical touch to the scene. Bill is characterized as responsible, influenced by his mother's health, while Frank, his cousin, has aspirations of becoming a pilot under the wing of military life. The opening sets the tone for the adventures to come as Frank and Bill are immersed in a unique blend of youthful innocence and the dramatic backdrop of military aviation, which likely shapes their experiences and aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aAeronautics -- Juvenile fiction 0aAviator series, 1. 0aAeroplane boys series, 1.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28625