Dave Dawson with the Air Corps

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Dave Dawson with the Air Corps

by Robert Sidney Bowen

EN·~4 hours·21 chapters

Chapters

21 total
1

DAVE DAWSONWITHTHE AIR CORPS

1:01
2

CHAPTER ONE Hangar Flying

7:43
3

CHAPTER TWO Orders For Action

10:22
4

CHAPTER THREE Fate Laughs Last

9:01
5

CHAPTER FOUR Dead End

15:15
6

CHAPTER FIVE Seven-Eleven

12:13
7

CHAPTER SIX Battle Plans

19:48
8

CHAPTER SEVEN Missing Wings

17:45
9

CHAPTER EIGHT Screaming Death

9:58
10

CHAPTER NINE Whispering Bullets

15:46

Description

On a sun‑baked stretch of Laguna Beach, two seasoned airmen—Dave Dawson and his restless buddy Freddy Farmer—are trying to unwind during a brief leave from secret wartime duties. Their easy banter quickly turns restless as Freddy senses that something is about to erupt, while Dave’s non‑stop confidence masks a deeper war‑weariness. The dialogue hints at a mysterious assignment from the enigmatic Colonel Welsh, the covert head of U.S. intelligence, setting the stage for a new, high‑stakes operation.

As the Pacific horizon stretches out before them, the pair’s camaraderie is tested by vague orders and a looming sense that their relaxed vacation may be cut short. Their contrasting attitudes—Dave’s rugged optimism and Freddy’s uneasy premonitions—create a tension that promises danger, intrigue, and the fast‑paced aerial action that defines their world. Listeners are drawn into the early moments of a daring adventure, where the calm of the beach masks the storm about to break over the skies.

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Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (268K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Sharon and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2016-05-17

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Robert Sidney Bowen

Robert Sidney Bowen

1900–1977

A real-life aviator and journalist, he turned firsthand experience into fast-moving adventure stories that captured the excitement of flight and wartime danger. He is best remembered for popular boys' series such as the Dave Dawson and Red Randall books.

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