"We have been warned by the Red Cross to leave native food alone"; sightseeing in the Middle East with Albert Tegnasian, a crewmember from Queens, who speaks Armenian.
Studying vacuum tubes. Hobbs parents trade Rastus for another mule. Mentions Dewitt Hobbs family in Indiana. Albert Tegnasian in Egypt. Paul Baker, his engineer, is recovering from injuries received in the 1943 plane crash.