ARCHIVE 002 · A2-027 · NOVEL COMPANION
THIRTY-SEVEN AIRCRAFT
Thirty-seven names appeared in the left column. Six had notes beside them that removed them from long-range work. Two more required parts expected from eastern depots.
Rook returns with a fleet headline that becomes smaller under operational scrutiny. Thirty-seven aircraft flew recently; Korr would send thirty-one on a long escort without further inspection, and every mission still depends on fuel, parts, routes and ground crews.
Revised chapter evidence: paragraph 41, paragraph 46, paragraph 88, paragraph 101
Original Archive 002 fiction. Companion to the revised novel; printed cards are playtest prototypes.