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THE BOY AVIATORS' TREASURE QUEST
CHAPTER I. - THE EAGLE AND THE BUZZARD.
CHAPTER II. - BILLY'S STRANGE TALE.
CHAPTER III. - A TRIAL FLIGHT.
CHAPTER IV. - EBEN JOYCE APPEARS.
CHAPTER V. - A STRANGE STORY.
CHAPTER VI. - THE GOLDEN GALLEON.
CHAPTER VII. - A FIRE ALARM BY AEROPLANE.
CHAPTER VIII. - NEARLY OUT OF THE RACE.
CHAPTER IX. - THE GRASSHOPPER'S MISHAP.
The story opens with a thunderous roar of applause as the sleek biplane “Golden Eagle” touches down on a bustling Long Island airfield. Young pilots Frank and Harry Chester, fresh from a daring practice flight, are swarmed by eager crowds and reporters who can’t get enough of their daring feats. Their reputation as the Boy Aviators is already legendary, earned through wild escapades in distant lands and daring rescue missions.
Now, with the Hempstead Plains Cup looming, the brothers find themselves drawn into a new, tantalizing mystery—a map to the fabled Golden Galleon, a treasure said to lie hidden beneath the seas. Their latest aircraft, freshly rebuilt after a storm‑torn loss, becomes the key to a high‑altitude chase that promises danger, riddles, and the chance to outwit rivals both on the ground and in the sky. As the excitement builds, the boys must balance the pressure of the upcoming contest with the lure of an adventure that could change their lives forever.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (287K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
Jul 1, 2004
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1879–1917
An English-born journalist turned prolific writer of boys’ adventure fiction, he built a career around fast-moving series stories and a whole lineup of pen names. His books helped feed the early 20th-century appetite for aviation, scouting, and high-energy tales of youthful daring.
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