SERGEANT BIGGLESWORTH C.I.D.
Book First Published on 18th August 1947* - 188 pages
* This information is taken from a letter
from A. P. Watt & Son to W. E. Johns in my collection
Re-published in 1994 as Biggles - Flying Detective
I believe this Biggles book was never serialised elsewhere. If anybody knows differently then please E-MAIL ME
First edition dust jacket showing the original price of 6
shillings
CHAPTERS
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IX – GONTERMANN MAKES A PROPOSAL
XVII – GONTERMANN DOES IT AGAIN
Air Commodore Raymond approaches Biggles,
Algy, Ginger and Bertie with an interesting proposition. Now that the Second
World War had ended, he could use good pilots in a new force he is forming as
Assistant Commissioner at Scotland Yard. This force would be used to combat
flying crooks. The formation of a force would take some time, and there was a
pressing matter to deal with and that is where our heroes come in. Biggles
would be offered the rank of Detective-Sergeant. Raymond informs Biggles of a
spate of air related robberies involving the taking of various jewels. Biggles
and the gang agree to take the job. Biggles soon realises that in order to have
carried out the crimes, the planes involved would have had to have had
exceptional speed and range. Enquiries lead the team to a German Airfield at
Augsburg where two prototype aircraft designed by a man called Renkell have
disappeared. At Augsburg, a number of clues lead Biggles to a desert oasis at
El Zufra. The villains are using this as a refuelling dump and have laid land
mines around the actual oasis making it a treacherous location. Bertie follows
the villains and soon further investigation discovers their main base in a
Sanseviera jungle in Abyssinia. Landing nearby, Biggles and Co have to
investigate on foot. This leads to disaster and a final air battle is fought
between Biggles in his hi-tech "Spur" aeroplane and the prototypes.
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Sergeant Bigglesworth CID
Subtitle - The first post-war Biggles story
Publication Details - published by Hodder & Stoughton
Frontispiece
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