
Biggles Defends the Desert - Captain W.E. Johns
Captain W.E. Johns
- Pages · 208 pages
- Publication Date · 06/08/2026
- Genre · Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Seven missing planes and a compromised air-route Sounds like a job for Biggles! Mid-way through the Second World War, there has been suspicious activity along a vital British air corridor between the West coast of Africa and the Middle East. Aircraft have been disappearing with no explanation; urgent stores, dispatches and important officials have failed to arrive at their destinations. Something must be interfering with this vital route, and the British Government knows just who to send to investigate the mystery: Biggles and his squadron set out for the desert. However, they soon discover that this is no quick fix. A German squadron located in the desert presents an unexpected threat, and Biggles finds himself in peril once againJoin Captain James Bigglesworth to solve a wartime mystery
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