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B.: For your sake, and his - as well as China's - I'm glad that dream came true. Have you done much flying?

L.: Well, yes, I think you could say so. Just before the start of the war, for instance, I made a [[strikethrough]] thirty-thousand mile [[/strikethrough]] country wide survey tour of Chinese airways and airports for my government. Then on one good-well flight right here in the United States, I flew over ten thousand miles, covering all but four of the forty-eight states. That was a trip to raise money for medical aid to China.

B.: That certainly is an impressive record. Were these solo flights?

L.: Yes, I always fly solo. I love the feeling of being alone in the air.

B.: And I'll bet you've had lots of exciting moments up there in the clouds?

L.: Oh yes, indeed. For instance, there's that membership in the Caterpillar Club, which is an organization of flyers who have saved their lives by using parachutes.

B.: What did you do to qualify?

L.: Several years ago, while doing some stunt flying over San Francisco Bay, I fell out of the plane, and used my parachute to land. And believe me, that landing wasn't too much fun. You see, it brought me right down in the middle of the bay, and as I'm not a good swimmer, I had some bad moments. But I managed to keep myself afloat for