The Boy Aviators with the Air Raiders: A Story of the Great World War

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The Boy Aviators with the Air Raiders: A Story of the Great World War

by John Henry Goldfrap

EN·~5 hours·28 chapters

Chapters

28 total

1:28

The Boy Aviators with the Air Raiders.

0:02

CHAPTER I. NOT FAR FROM THE FIRING LINE.

14:08

CHAPTER II. THE WORK OF GERMAN SPIES.

11:42

CHAPTER III. SAVING THE GREAT SEAPLANE.

9:28

CHAPTER IV. THE ESCAPE.

11:45

CHAPTER V. A NIGHT ON THE CHANNEL.

11:19

CHAPTER VI. UNDER SHRAPNEL FIRE.

12:17

CHAPTER VII. THE “SEA EAGLE” ON PARADE.

11:36

CHAPTER VIII. A SAFE RETURN.

11:36

Description

A group of spirited teenage engineers from the Sea Eagle Company find themselves far from home, stationed near the war‑torn coast of Belgium. Their mission is to test a cutting‑edge seaplane that could give the Allies a new edge, but the shadow of the front line looms close, and every rustle in the dunes might hide a German spy. As they set up their hangar in Dunkirk, the boys balance the excitement of flight with the stark reality of artillery fire and secret surveillance.

Friendship, ingenuity, and a dash of daring drive them to outwit the enemy’s covert network while keeping their aircraft ready for action. Their youthful optimism clashes with the grim surroundings, creating a tense yet hopeful atmosphere that propels the story forward. Listeners will be drawn into the early days of their daring aerial adventure, feeling the rush of discovery and the weight of responsibility that comes with being young innovators in the midst of war.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (316K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Demian Katz, Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/))

Release date

2014-05-23

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

John Henry Goldfrap

John Henry Goldfrap

1879–1917

An English-born journalist who built a fast-moving career in American newspapers, he became a prolific writer of boys' adventure series under a whole roster of pen names. His books are packed with scouts, aviators, wireless operators, and other early-20th-century heroes in motion.

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