According to the schedule, the Boeing 747’s flight time from New York to Anchorage was slightly short of six hours, meaning it would land at 11:30 a.m. GMT. That would be 3:30 a.m. in Alaska, 6:30 a.m. in New York, and lunchtime in Moscow. I was awoken by the voice of Colonel Creighton coming from the hallway. The major was sleeping in the armchair opposite me. The colonel was calling the airport. The person on duty told him that Flight 007 was still on schedule. The colonel got through to Korean Airlines, asked a series of questions, and received answers to them.
Colonel Creighton found no reason for concern. He hung up and came back into the room. I closed my eyes and feigned sleep. The colonel had half a mind to curse me for making everyone worry needlessly. However, the man was a pilo
