BIGGLES AND THE RESCUE FLIGHT

BIGGLES AND THE RESCUE FLIGHT
Author: Capt. W.E. Johns
Publisher: Alien Ebooks
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2023-10-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1667629654

Peter Fortymore can’t believe his brother is dead so he conceives a desperate plan. He’ll run away from school, ‘borrow’ a plane and fly off to France to find him. In the chaos of the First World War, he and his friend manage to get away with it until they’re rumbled by their Flight Commander—Biggles.

Biggles and the Rescue Flight

Biggles and the Rescue Flight
Author: Captain W. E. Johns
Publisher: Canelo
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2024-11-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1804368660

Biggles helps two friends search for a missing brother, shot down behind the Lines... Devastating news reaches sixteen-year-old Peter ‘Thirty’ Fortymore at his school in England: his older brother, Nigel, is missing in action, believed dead, after being shot down over the Western Front. Thirty is adamant that his brother may still be alive, and is determined to find him. With help of his best friend, Rip, Thirty runs away from school with a ridiculous and daring plan to get to France. The two boys successfully pose as officers in the R.F.C. and steal two Sopwith Camels to cross the Channel. A tumultuous journey lands them in hot water, only to be saved by a pilot from 266 Squadron, a certain James Bigglesworth. Far from home and in dangerous territory, Thirty and Rip have a daunting mission ahead. Will Biggles rumble the boys’ wild plans? Can they rescue Nigel before it’s too late? Join cult hero and flying ace Squadron Leader Biggles on another action-packed adventure!

Biggles Defies the Swastika

Biggles Defies the Swastika
Author: Capt. W.E. Johns
Publisher: Alien Ebooks
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2023-05-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1667603116

Caught up in the German invasion of Norway during the Second World War, Biggles has to use all his cunning to stay one jump ahead of the enemy. With his old opponent Von Stalhein hot on his trail, it’s going to take some outrageous bluff to avoid the horror of a Nazi firing squad.

Biggles Goes to War

Biggles Goes to War
Author: Captain W. E. Johns
Publisher: Canelo
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2024-07-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1804368644

Biggles is asked to set up a new air force! In the aftermath of the Great War, Biggles is contacted by an ambassador in London, alerting him to growing tensions between the small European nation of Maltovia and their sabre-rattling neighbour, Lovitzna. Maltovia needs help to create an air force to protect themselves, and Biggles is just the man for the job. After a menacing visit from the Lovitznian Minister in London, Biggles is convinced: he will offer Maltovia his services. Upon arriving there, however, Biggles quickly senses something isn’t right: the Commander-in-Chief of the Maltovian forces is strangely hostile, and Biggles’ aircraft hangar is set ablaze in mysterious circumstances. This is not the simple mission it was meant to be... With suspicions against both sides, can Biggles and his crew settle the conflict before tensions come to a head?

Biggles of the Camel Squadron

Biggles of the Camel Squadron
Author: Capt. W.E. Johns
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 190
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1479479071

Biggles of the Camel Squadron< is a collection of short stories covering the exploits of Biggles when he served as a Sopwith Camel pilot with 266 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, at the front lines in France during World War I.

Biggles Flies West

Biggles Flies West
Author: W. E. Johns
Publisher:
Total Pages: 190
Release: 1996
Genre: Adventure and adventurers
ISBN: 9780099634317

Out of the corner of his eyes Biggles saw Dick go overboard and disappear under the foam, but he could do nothing to help him. Indeed, as he fought to keep the flying-boat under control, it seemed certain that during the next minute or two the others must join him. Ashen, he looked at Algy. 'Jump when she hits!' he cried, in a shrill, strangled voice, and dived deliberately at the rocks. Biggles, Algy and Ginger help a young lad evade a violent thief and find themselves plunged into a dangerous treasure hunt searching for a long-lost pirate hoard of gold in the Caribbean.

Biggles and the Rescue Flight

Biggles and the Rescue Flight
Author: W. E. Johns
Publisher: Biggles
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781782950301

When Peter Fortymore receives news that his brother has died on the battlefields of France he can't believe it and comes up with a plan. He'll go to France and rescue him, leaving school and his family behind. With his friend Rip for company he sets off into the chaos of the First World War, and almost gets away with it.

Biggles Learns to Fly

Biggles Learns to Fly
Author: W. E. Johns
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2014
Genre: Adventure and adventurers
ISBN: 1849419701

SPECIAL MISSION! It's the First World War and Biggles is just 17. The planes are primitive; combat tactics are non-existent; the only form of communication for pilots and their gunners is by hand signals. They are reliant on the skill of their fellow crew, their wit and, above all else, bravery. In hostile enemy skies, where instinct and fast reactions are everything, Biggles must learn to be a real fighter pilot, or dieâe¦but does he have what it takes?