Biggles

Major James Bigglesworth, known to all as "Biggles", is a fictional character created by W. E. Johns.

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He first appeared in the story "The White Fokker", published in the first issue of Popular Flying magazine. The first collection of Biggles stories, The Camels are Coming, was published in 1932.

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In his first appearances, Biggles was a fighter pilot in the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) during World War I. He joined the RFC at the young age of 16, having conveniently "lost" his birth certificate. The original Biggles stories were based on Johns' personal experience – and stories he had heard from other pilots – during his time in France. (Johns did not however fly "scout" – or fighter – aircraft such as Biggles did; he flew in a bomber squadron.) He was supposedly based on Cyril Lowe. While the primary purpose of the Biggles stories was to entertain young men at the time, they paid close attention to historical detail and helped recreate the primitive days of early air combat – when most pilots died in their first combat engagement and before devices such as respirators and parachutes had become practical.

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W. E. Johns: W. E. Johns (February 5 1893 - 21 June 1968) was an English pilot and writer of adventure stories, best known as the creator of the ace pilot and adventurer Biggles....

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