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Biggles of 266 : Captain W E Johns

Biggles of 266 by Capt W.E. Johns (William Earl Johns) Dean & Son Ltd, 1956 THESE ARE some of the earliest Biggles stories. They appeared in The Modern Boy about 1932, when the events of the Kaiser's war were still fresh in mind. To the student of modern warfare and high-performance aircraft these stories will appear far-fetched. But in 1916, war-flying was far-fetched. So were some of the incidents of Hitler's war, if it comes to that. Examples to strain the credulity could be given indefinitely. The writer fell out of control into Germany from 19,000 feet, and—to his surprise—found himself still alive. Discipline in some squadrons, particularly scout squadrons, hardly existed, although there was a tendency to tighten things up towards the end. But in the early days, as long as a pilot did his job, nobody bothered much about what else he did. There was no radio to tell a hunting pilot where to go, or what to do, once his wheels were off the ground. Well, they were great days, days the world will never see again, and Biggles, like most pilots of the period, made the most of them. -- W.E.J. Copyright Expired Publication The 25 year period of publisher's copyright under the UK's Copy

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