Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Biggles in Cruise of the Condor


 Nope, haven't read it...

9 comments:

rats said...

I admire his eensy-weensy rifle.

Anonymous said...

It looks like you can read it here:
https://archive.org/details/bigglescruiseofc0000john

Anonymous said...

Pellet gun? 22 short??

Mister G said...

Damn clip art!

rats said...

>> Pellet gun? 22 short?

I believe it's chambered for the Comic Effect round: You pull the trigger, and out comes a stick with a little flag that says BANG.

Anonymous said...

"chambered for the Comic Effect round"

Snork!!!

rdguy

Anonymous said...

Alternatively... it's serious a elephant gun, and Biggles is eleven feet tall.

rdguy

rats said...

Whatever they feed 'em at Eton, most of the graduates do approach dinosaur size. By Jove, I think you're right, rdg!

Adullamite said...

At least W.E. Johns wrote from what he knew.
Flying a DH 4 and even being shot down and captured.
His books encouraged thousands into the air in time for the next war.