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          5. Landing in Luck

          Short story by William Faulkner

          "Landing in Luck" was William Faulkner's first published short story.[1] Appearing in the November 26, issue of The Mississippian, a literary magazine at the University of Mississippi, "Landing in Luck" tells the story of Cadet Thompson, who is sent on a solo flight without adequate instruction.

          Thompson lands successfully, and his flight instructor, Bessing, takes credit for the fine job he did of teaching the cadet pilot. It is a fictional exaggeration based on Faulkner's experience as a cadet-pilot for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in

          The setting of the story is likely Leaside Aerodrome in Toronto, Ontario.

          While a student at the School of Military Aeronautics at the University of Toronto in , Faulkner had many opportunities to observe the operations at this airfield.[2][3]

          Opinion varies on the quality of "Landing in Luck:; biographer Stephen B.

          Oates calls it "amusing",[4] while anoth