Summary of Black Aeroplane Class 10 First Flight

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The moon was coming in the clear sky. The narrator was flying his old Dakota aeroplane over France back to England. He contacted Paris Control for instructions. He was asked to turn twelve degrees west. He thought that he would be in time for English breakfast.

Paris was 150 kilometres behind him. He saw the clouds in the sky. They were storm clouds. They looked like black mountains standing in front of him. He couldn’t avoid by flying up and over them. He didn’t have enough petrol (fuel) to fly around the north and south. He thought of going back to Paris. But he wanted to go home for breakfast.

The narrator took the risk. He flew that old Dakota straight into the storm. Inside the clouds, everything was suddenly black. He couldn’t see anything outside. The old aeroplane jumped and twisted in the air. He looked at the compass. It was dead. The other instruments were suddenly dead too. He tried the radio to contact Paris control. There was no answer. He didn’t know where he was. He was in a very hopeless situation.

He was lost in the storm. Suddenly, he saw another aeroplane. The black aeroplane was flying next to him. He could see the pilot’s face. He was glad to see another person. “Follow me”, he said, waving his one hand. The narrator followed him like an obedient child.

He followed the black aeroplane for half an hour. Now there was only enough fuel in the old Dakota’s last tank to fly for five or ten minutes. Then he started going down. He saw two straight lines of lights before him. It was a runway. “An airport,” he cried in joy. He turned to look for his friend in the black aeroplane, but the sky was empty. He wanted to say 'Thank you' to his rescuer.

After landing, he went to the control tower. He asked the lady there where he was. He also asked who the other pilot was. She looked at him strangely and then laughed. She replied that no other aeroplane was flying that night. She could only see his aeroplane on the radar. Who helped the narrator to arrive there safely without a compass or a radio, and without any more fuel in his tanks? It remained an unsolved mystery.

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• The narrator was flying his old Dakota aeroplane over France back to England.
• He called Paris to control and was asked to turn 12 degrees west.
• He thought he would be with his family and be in time for breakfast.
• Everything was going well and it was an easy flight.
• Suddenly he saw dark black storm clouds.
• He took the risk and the plane went straight into the storm.
• Everything looked black inside the mountains of clouds.
• The old plane jumped and twisted in the air.
• He couldn’t believe when he found his compass and other instruments totally dead.
• Suddenly, another aeroplane appeared and he could see the face of the pilot.
• The pilot of the black plane asked the narrator to follow him.
• The narrator was frightened as there was fuel enough that could last only five to ten minutes.
• Suddenly he came out of the clouds and saw two long straight lines in front of him.
• It was a runway where he could land safely.
• On landing, he asked the lady in the control room where he was and who the other pilot was.
• The lady replied that no other aeroplane except his Dakota flew that night.
• The pilot of the black aeroplane remained an unsolved mystery for the narrator.

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The narrator was quite a family man. He was dreaming of his holidays. He was looking forward to being with his family. He wanted to be in time for breakfast.

The narrator seemed to lack his professional ethics and responsibilities. He was about 150 kilometres away from Paris when the storm clouds appeared in the sky. He didn’t have enough petrol to fly around them to the North or South. Actually, he ignored his professional wisdom. He ought to have gone back to Paris.

The narrator was a grateful human being. He was grateful to the pilot of the black aeroplane for saving his life. He went to the Paris control to ask who was the other pilot who saved his life.

Unknown Pilot: He was a helpful man. He was flying a black aeroplane. He helped the narrator to find his way in the storm. He was a quite satisfied man, who wanted nothing in return. When the narrator landed down safely at the Paris airport, he made an inquiry about the pilot but he got no trace of him. The pilot did his work and disappeared in the sky.

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इस कहानी का लेखक एक पायलट है । एक रात यह अपना पुराना डाकोटा जहाज फ़्रांस के ऊपर उड़ा था । यह तारों भरी रात थी । वह इंग्लैंड जा रहा था । उसे अपनी अपने परिवार के साथ छुट्टियाँ बिताने की आशा थी यह एक आसान यात्रा थी एवं वह प्रसन्नचित था । उसने अपनी घड़ी को देखा । सुबह के एक बज कर तीस मिनट हुए थे । उसने बेतार के द्वारा पेरिस कंट्रोल को संपर्क किया । उन्होंने उसे बारह डिग्री पश्चिम को मुड़ने की सलाह दी । उसे जो करने की सलाह दी गई ,उसने वैसा ही किया । वह पेरिस से 150 किलोमीटर दूर था ।

अचानक लेखक ने अपने सामने बड़े –बड़े बादल देखे । बादलों के ऊपर से जहाज को उड़ाना संभव नहीं था । उसके पास अधिक ईधन नहीं था । इसलिए बादलों के बड़े –बड़े पहाड़ों के बाएं या दाएँ से जहाज को उड़ाकर ले जाना संभव नहीं था । उसने खतरा मोल लेने का फैसला किया और जहाज़ को सीधा बादलों के बीच ले गया । जब वह बादलों में घुसा तो हर चीज एकदम काली हो गई । उसने देखा कि उसके दिशा-सूचक यंत्र ने काम करना बंद कर दिया। । उसने निर्देशों के लिए पेरिस कंट्रोल से संपर्क करने का प्रयत्न किया । मगर उसे यह देखकर सदमा लगा कि उसके रेडियो ने भी काम करना बंद कर दिया था ।

अचानक लेखक ने अपने पास एक काला हवाई जहाज देखा । वह उसके अंदर के पायलट को देख सकता था । पायलट ने लेखक को अपने पीछे-पीछे आने का इशारा किया । उसने काले हवाई जहाज का पीछा एक आज्ञाकारी बच्चे की तरह किया । अब लेखक को काले हवाई जहाज के पीछे चलते हुए आधा घंटा हो गया था । उसे चिंता हो गई क्योंकि उसके जहाज का ईधन केवल पॉंच या दस मिनट का ही और था । मगर तभी काले जहाज़ ने नीचे जाना आरंभ किया और लेखक ने उसका पीछा किया ।

अचानक लेखक बादलों के बाहर था । यह हवाई जहाज की पट्टी को देख सकता था । वह काले जहाज को देखने के लिए मुड़ा । मगर उसे वह कहीं नजर नहीं आया । आकाश खाली था । लेखक ने अपना डाकोटा जहाज उतारा । वह नियत्रण कक्ष पर गया और वहाँ की स्त्री से पूछा कि अन्य पायलट कौन था ? स्त्री ने लेखक को अजीब ढंग से देखा । तब वह हँसी और उसने कहा वैसी तूफानी रात में कोई भी अन्य जहाज नहीं उड़ रहे थे । उसने लेखक को बताया कि उसे राडार पर केवल उसी का जहाज नजर आया था ।