Project Gutenberg 2016-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 75 Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis) 1876 1959 The Secret Battleplane Produced by R. G. P. M. van Giesen "The Secret Battleplane" by Percy F. Westerman is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of World War I, the story follows two young friends, Athol Hawke and Dick Tracey, as they embark on an adventurous journey across England, encountering mechanical challenges and the excitement of aviation breakthroughs. The narrative is filled with elements of camaraderie, bravery, and the innovative spirit of the time, particularly as they become involved with a mysterious inventer, Desmond Blake, and his cutting-edge aircraft design. At the start of the book, Athol and Dick find themselves snowed in at Shrewsbury amidst a blizzard. While discussing their ill-fated motorbike journey, they decide to seek shelter and assistance, eventually encountering the enigmatic Desmond Blake, who has been secretly working on a revolutionary battleplane. The two friends learn about aviation while helping Blake prepare for a flight that aims to showcase his invention to the military authorities. The opening chapters set the scene for thrilling adventures ahead, mixing elements of mechanical ingenuity with the perils of wartime espionage as they navigate the challenges posed by their surroundings and unseen enemies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile fiction Airplanes -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 331363 326252 2024-09-21T14:05:36.645172 2023-09-22T10:56:34.726865 text/html text/html 321059 2016-04-19T10:36:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 320505 2016-04-19T10:36:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 352687 2024-09-21T14:05:41.689952 application/epub+zip 357565 2024-09-21T14:05:37.379113 application/epub+zip 177832 2024-09-21T14:05:36.983038 application/epub+zip 463533 2024-09-21T14:05:45.246054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441778 2024-09-21T14:05:41.351033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261993 2022-09-23T15:23:49.126570 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301693 301676 2024-09-21T14:05:35.959029 2023-09-22T10:56:34.060866 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 301564 2016-04-19T10:36:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 116743 2016-04-19T10:36:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18482 2024-09-21T14:05:45.376952 application/rdf+xml 33867 2024-09-21T14:05:37.092095 image/jpeg 4624 2024-09-21T14:05:37.035966 image/jpeg 323000 2024-09-21T14:05:36.682985 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 en.wikipedia