![]() The supervisor immediately picked up the phone and called the palace. I cleared them, then suddenly they were gone. Tensions ran high in this type of job, but to lose the royal family’s plane… The last transmission from the jet was a request to change their flight pattern, hoping to get out of the weather. The plane could have dropped in altitude… They all knew the worst, but no one would speak of it. "What do you mean disappeared? the supervisor asked, unable to hide his panic. Royal Bird Two has disappeared from our radar, he explained, trying to keep the trembling from his voice. He buzzed for help and his supervisor appeared immediately at his station. There was no response from the royal family’s jet. He swallowed back the dryness in his throat and repeated the request again, then again. But outside of heavy static, there was only silence. ![]() He spoke clearly into the microphone, then released the button praying for a miracle that the plane would reappear in his quadrant. ![]() ![]() Perspiration beaded over his body as he frantically searched the screen for the signal. ![]() In the tower the air traffic controller tried desperately to contact the troubled jet that had taken off just before the closure. All flights in or out had been cancelled because of the fierce storm. Fifty-mile-an-hour winds and driving rain had shut down the Penwyck Airport. ![]()
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