BIGGLES - CHARTER PILOT
First Published in July 1943 - 157 pages
This contains 16 short stories
all of which are unusual in that they consist of Ginger telling his comrades in
666 (Fighter) Squadron of his adventures with Biggles when they were chartered
by Dr. Augustus Duck (nicknamed "Donald") to take him to investigate
various strange phenomena.
THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENCHANTED ISLAND
Investigating a new island, our heroes find all the creatures on
the island far bigger than normal.
(The picture on the dust cover of the book of Biggles fighting off
a giant crab is from this story).
This was originally published in “Boy’s Own Paper” in October
1941 as “The Enchanted Island”
THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABOMINABLE CAVEMAN
Biggles discovers that seal poachers are scaring away local
natives.
This was originally published in “Boy’s Own Paper” in January
1942 as “Bishimi the Caveman”
THE ADVENTURE OF THE HORTICULTURAL HERMITS
Descendants from Jesuits have discovered amazing plants that they
use to defend themselves.
This was originally published in “Boy’s Own Paper” in November
1941 as “The Horticultural Hermits”
THE ADVENTURE OF THE CROONING CROCODILE
Biggles exposes a charade that is being used to con local natives.
This was originally published in “Boy’s Own Paper” in December
1941 as “The Crocodile of Conga-Wonga”
THE ADVENTURE OF THE OXIDIZED GROTTO
Our heroes seek and find a cave where everything inside is white
due to oxidisation.
This was originally published in “Boy’s Own Paper” in February
1942 as “Grotto of Death”
THE ADVENTURE OF THE PURPLE CLOUD
Tiny locusts growing in number cause problems in Nicaragua until
Biggles deals with them.
This was originally published in “Boy’s Own Paper” in March 1942
as “The Purple Plague”
THE ADVENTURE OF THE PATAGONIAN GIANTS
A group of shipwrecked mariners have discovered a diet that
increases their height and strength.
This was originally published in “Boy’s Own Paper” in August
1942 as “Samson of Patagonia”
THE ADVENTURE OF THE MUSTY MAMMOUTH
A thaw in Greenland uncovers some long frozen creatures and Ginger
reveals how he got his scar.
This was originally published in “Boy’s Own Paper” in September
1942 as “Adventure with a Mammouth”
THE ADVENTURE OF THE LUMINOUS LILY
A graveyard of crocodiles causes the plant life growing on it to
become phosphorescent.
This was originally published in “Boy’s Own Paper” in August
1943 as “The Luminous Lilly”
THE ADVENTURE OF THE SUSPICIOUS VOLCANO
The volcano, Xactapetl, in Mexico is being used as a hideout for
local villain, El Cuchillo.
This was originally published in “Boy’s Own Paper” in July 1942
as “Mexican Man-Hunt”
THE ADVENTURE OF THE HAUNTED CREEK
Biggles finds an explanation for the ghosts of Dead Cow Creek on
the Cooper River in Australia.
This was originally published in “Boy’s Own Paper” in June 1942
as “Haunted”
THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN SHIRTS
Descendants of shipwrecked Dutch mariners have been using the gold
on board their ship to wear.
(This short story has a number of similarities with BIGGLES AND THE LOST SOVEREIGNS)
This was originally published in “Boy’s Own Paper” in May 1942
as “Mystery of the Golden Shirts” and featured a striking cover picture
THE ADVENTURE OF THE INQUISITIVE DODOS
Everybody thinks the Dodo is extinct but Biggles and Co. know
otherwise.
This was originally published in “Boy’s Own Paper” in March 1944
as “Biggles and the Dodos”
THE ADVENTURE OF THE COUNTERFEIT CRUSADERS
Biggles and Co. visit the Caucasus in Russia and find German spies
in disguise.
This was originally published in “Boy’s Own Paper” in February
1944 as “The Lost Crusaders”
THE ADVENTURE OF THE GREEN HORSE
At the Hogger Mountains in the Libyan Desert, our heroes discover
a tribe of troglodytes.
This was originally published in “Boy’s Own Paper” in April 1944
as “Desert Spectre”
THE ADVENTURE OF THE SILENT DEATH
A new species of vampire bat has the ability to mesmerise its
victims before draining them of blood.
This was originally published in “Boy’s Own Paper” in January
1944 as “Secret Weapon”
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Biggles - Charter Pilot
Publication Details- published by Oxford University Press
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