Project Gutenberg 2015-11-06 Public domain in the USA. 87 Bowen, Robert Sidney 1900 1977 Bowen, R. Sidney Richard, James Robert Bowen, Robert Sydney Dave Dawson, Flight Lieutenant Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Dave Dawson, Flight Lieutenant" by Robert Sidney Bowen is a fictional novel likely written in the early 1940s, during World War II. The story focuses on the adventures of the protagonist, Dave Dawson, as he and his companions in the Royal Air Force navigate various military tasks and aerial missions against the backdrop of the war. The narrative showcases themes of bravery, camaraderie, and the tension of combat, highlighting the experiences of young pilots during this tumultuous period. The opening of the book introduces Squadron Leader Markham, who expresses his frustration with the bureaucratic demands that come with his command position. While wrestling with a perplexing memo from Air Ministry, he observes his pilots, including Dave Dawson and Freddy Farmer, flying the new Mark 5 Spitfires. As the squadron prepares for an important reconnaissance mission, they learn that their task might involve capturing crucial information about the Germans' plans, particularly concerning a secret weapon. The initial chapters set the stage for an action-packed story filled with intrigue and the constant threat of enemy encounters, focusing on the youth and enthusiasm of the pilots as they face the reality of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text World War II Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 309829 309833 2024-09-21T05:34:52.653161 2023-09-22T03:30:10.444282 text/html text/html 308179 2015-11-06T14:49:22 text/html; charset=us-ascii 177622 2015-11-06T14:49:22 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 180534 2024-09-21T05:34:57.099125 application/epub+zip 184297 2024-09-21T05:34:53.334177 application/epub+zip 184297 2024-09-21T05:34:53.004186 application/epub+zip 295961 2024-09-21T05:35:00.218187 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273638 2024-09-21T05:34:56.778137 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273721 2022-09-22T18:19:06.516848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292610 292515 2024-09-21T05:34:51.946169 2023-09-22T03:30:09.792286 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 292885 2015-11-06T14:49:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108450 2015-11-06T14:49:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18446 2024-09-21T05:35:00.354111 application/rdf+xml 25161 2024-09-21T05:34:53.081165 image/jpeg 4569 2024-09-21T05:34:53.042157 image/jpeg 178390 2024-09-21T05:34:52.682164 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog