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Chargement... Jusqu'au bout (1941)par W. E. Johns
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Biggles has a cold war.
November 1939. The Winter War between the Finns and the Soviets has begun, and Finland has called for international support. Biggles, Algy and Ginger have volunteered to help, and fly reconnaissance missions over the country on the lookout for Soviet troops and aircraft.
Quite by chance on one such flight, Biggles spots a lone figure at death's door in the snow, and lands to investigate. The man is Petolski, a Polish scientist. His plane crashed on the Finland–Russia border while he was trying to escape Occupied Poland with seven years' worth of experimental aircraft research. Rather than let it fall into enemy hands, he has hidden it somewhere near the downed plane.
The research cannot fall into enemy hands, and Biggles is ordered to retrieve it at all costs. But the Russians have found out about the research as well, and a party led by Biggles' nemesis, Erich von Stalhein, is already looking for it. The race is on!
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The volunteer group seems to have been based on Flying Regiment 19 which was about 20 planes from Swedish Air Force "surplus" and manned by volunteers. Their planes were Gloster Gladiators, just as in the book.
The book story involves secret papers that have to be transported from Russian territory to England, and it involves Biggles' arch enemy Erich von Stalhein. I just checked a list and he's apparently in 20 of the novels. You got to wonder how good Biggles' really is at defeating Herr von Stalhein.
As for the quality of the book, it's fair. Better than some, worse than some. ( )